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Who Owns This Plane?

N8685B

2016 Boeing 737-8H4

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 36723

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 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: 36723
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 May 2, 2016)
Mode S code: ABEF98 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 24, 2016 · last FAA action Apr 24, 2024

Past registrations of N8685B

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

Aug 9, 1977 Cessna 172 · serial 36385 Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage · Shelbyville, IL

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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