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N56859

2004 Boeing 757-324

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 32818

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

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

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 757-324
Year built: 2004
Serial number: 32818
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · Rolls-Royc RB-211 SERIES · 22,000 lb thrust
Seats: 275
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 24, 2004)
Mode S code: A747CB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 27, 2004 · last FAA action Nov 3, 2025

Past registrations of N56859

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

Jul 19, 1995 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A · serial 791189 Mcginnis Aaron H · Kemmerer, WY

What a Boeing 757 looks likePhoto of a Boeing 757, not this aircraft: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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