Aircraft
N24516
- Aircraft
- Airbus A321neoA21N
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Mode-S
- A2452C
- Registry
- United States
- FAA status
- Valid
Airframe passport
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registry confirmed
No obvious registry flagsFAA current row, decoded aircraft data, and JetSweep linkage are available.
Registry claim
AIRBUS S A S A321-271NX registered to United Airlines Inc.
FAA Registry N24516 · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N24516
Mode-S
A2452C
Serial
12068
Aliases
N24516 · A2452C · 12068
Registration
Owner
UNITED AIRLINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Certificate
Jun 20, 2024
Airframe
Type
AIRBUS S A S A321-271NX
Year
2024
Seats
246
Engine
IAE PW1133G-JM
Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
Registry snapshot difference Exact-tail FAA document index
Tracked in retained FAA snapshots since May 31, 2026; no identity changes or exact-tail indexed filings are currently loaded.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Baton Rouge, LA
Home base · 50% of legs
2
Airports visited
Baton Rouge, LA ↔ College Station, TX
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Oct 26, 2025
2025-10 → 2025-10
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
1 trip · 1 leg
Ownership
Registered owner
United Airlines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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