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N8656B

2014 Boeing 737-8H4

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 42530

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Southwest Airlines Co

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 2702 Love Field Dr # Hdq-4gc, Dallas, TX 75235
Fleet: 743 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 737-8H4
Year built: 2014
Serial number: 42530
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · CFM Intl CFM56-7B27E · 27,300 lb thrust
Seats: 143
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Dec 23, 2014)
Mode S code: ABE496 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 20, 2015 · last FAA action Apr 14, 2023

Past registrations of N8656B

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

Feb 6, 1969 Cessna 172 · serial 36356 Down River Flying Club Inc · Wayne, 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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