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Who Owns This Plane?

N8860S

Boeing 737-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 42671

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

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: —
Serial number: 42671
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan
Seats: 175
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated
Mode S code: AC3688 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 7, 2023 · last FAA action Apr 27, 2023

Past registrations of N8860S

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

Apr 15, 1998 Cessna 150F · serial 15062160 Greene Earl W · Bellevue, WA

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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?

The registry doesn't show where an aircraft is flying. Flight trackers do, by tail number or Mode S code AC3688: FlightAware or ADS-B Exchange. Some owners block tracking through the FAA's privacy programs.

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