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Who Owns This Plane?

N8981Q

2025 Boeing 737-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 36982

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2032.

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: 2025
Serial number: 36982
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 Nov 6, 2025)
Mode S code: AC6596 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 10, 2025 · last FAA action Nov 10, 2025

Past registrations of N8981Q

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

Jun 6, 1974 Aero Commander S2R · serial 1651R Williams Flying Service · Edinburg, TX

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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?

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