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Who Owns This Plane?

N16709

1998 Boeing 737-724

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 28779

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2030.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Fleet: 1,220 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 737-724
Year built: 1998
Serial number: 28779
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · CFM Intl. CFM56 SERIES · 2,200 hp
Seats: 149
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 30, 1998)
Mode S code: A10E29 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 28, 2017 · last FAA action Feb 24, 2023

Past registrations of N16709

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Date not recorded 1936 Piper J-2 · serial 717 Roush Viola I & Sternberg Henry O · Detroit, MI

What a Boeing 737 Next Generation looks likePhoto of a Boeing 737 Next Generation, not this aircraft: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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