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Who Owns This Plane?

N8680C

2016 Boeing 737-8H4

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 36737

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2029.

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: 2016
Serial number: 36737
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 Feb 10, 2016)
Mode S code: ABEEEA (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 19, 2016 · last FAA action Jul 22, 2023

Past registrations of N8680C

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

Apr 20, 1972 Piper PA-22-135 · serial 22-1340 Josef A Schmidt · Cleveland, OH

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

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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