A B737-700 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AFTER TAKEOFF. THEY REDUCED POWER; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.

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LAST LEG OF 2-DAY TRIP. GROSS WT 145000 LBS; WIND 090 DEGS AT 8 KTS; TEMP 16; RWY XXR NOTAM'ED CLOSED REQUIRING RWY XYC TKOF. RECALCULATED DATA AND DISCUSSED OPTIONS AFTER PUSHBACK FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WHILE PARKED. PERFORMED A FLAPS 10 DEG BLEEDS OFF TKOF MAX PWR TO ENSURE SUITABLE STOPPING MARGIN. TKOF PERFORMED BY FO WAS NORMAL. AT APPROX 3000 FT MSL WITH CLB PWR SET THE #1 ENG HAD SEVERAL LOUD BANGS ACCOMPANIED BY YAW AND INDICATED COMPRESSOR STALL. I REDUCED PWR TO APPROX 50% N1 AND THIS STABILIZED THE ENG. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC; RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS; INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND BRIEFED THE PAX WE WOULD BE DIVERTING DUE TO LNDG PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS. THE FO FLEW THE AIRPLANE IN AN EXCELLENT MANNER WHILE I COORD WITH ATC AND THE OTHERS. WE GOT A BRIEF MESSAGE OFF TO DISPATCH BUT NO REPLY AS IT WAS A VERY QUICK DIVERT. I TOOK THE PLANE ON BASE TO RWY XZ AT ZZZ AND PERFORMED UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG. WE CHKED FOR HOT BRAKES (NONE) AND THE FIRE CHIEF SAID ALL CLR. WE SHUT DOWN ON THE TXWY AND WAITED FOR 3 HRS UNTIL COMPANY AND ZZZ OPS GOT A GATE TO DEPLANE THE PAX. BOTH THE ENG MALFUNCTION AND THE OVERWT LNDG (143000 LBS) WERE WRITTEN UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND MAINT WAS DEBRIEFED. AT THIS POINT WE TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO COMPANY MAINT. PERHAPS A BETTER PLAN FOR GND HANDLING AT ZZZ. THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOT OF CONFUSION ON WHO WOULD HANDLE US. 3 HRS IS A LONG TIME NOT TO DEPLANE PAX AFTER SUCH AN EVENT.