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Who Owns This Plane?

N8710M

2017 Boeing 737-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 42567

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2027.

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 737-8
Year built: 2017
Serial number: 42567
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · CFM Intl LEAP-1B28 SER · 29,317 lb thrust
Seats: 175
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 25, 2017)
Mode S code: ABFC71 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 11, 2017 · last FAA action Mar 17, 2023

Past registrations of N8710M

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

Jun 23, 1977 Cessna 182P · serial 182-64635 Patterson Aircraft Co · Scramento, CA

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Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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