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Who Owns This Plane?

N8890Q

2023 Boeing 737-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 42687

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 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: 2023
Serial number: 42687
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 15, 2023)
Mode S code: AC41AB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 18, 2023 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

Past registrations of N8890Q

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

Nov 17, 2003 1971 Aero Commander S2R · serial 1568R Cane Air Inc · Belle Rose, LA

What a Boeing 737 MAX looks likePhoto of a Boeing 737 MAX, not this aircraft: KirkXWB, CC BY-SA 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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