N42RF — Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft profile

History

Sep 15Lake City and back2h 17m
Aug 19–23NOAA’s N42RF flew an overnight reconnaissance sortie as Tropical Storm Moke weakened4 legs2 stories · → Kapolei, HI, with a Long Beach stop · 28h 32m flying
Aug 12–15Kapolei, HI → San Diego, CA4 legs27h 33m flying

That's the last 7 days. The full record — 108 trips, registered since 1976, every registry change — is a Jump Seat · $15/month.

Where it goes

Lakeland, FL — home field	61 trips
Houston, TX	7 trips
Kapolei, HI	7 trips
Ackerly, TX	2 trips
Cocoa Beach, FL	2 trips
Long Beach, CA	2 trips

The aircraft

Airframe

Type: Lockheed WP-3D Orion
Make and model on the certificate: LOCKHEED WP-3D
Category and class: Fixed wing, multi engine · 4 × turboprop
Serial: 5622
Seats: 21

Identity

Registration: N42RF
Mode-S hex: A4FAC3
Flies as: NOAA42
Last tracked: Sep 15, 2026

Registration

Registrant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Address of record: LAKELAND, FL
FAA status: Valid
Certificate issued: Feb 26, 1976
Registration expires: Jul 31, 2029
Registry: United States

FAA Registry N42RF, snapshot Sep 24, 2026.

Title history

1976N42RF assigned — first registration
—Registered to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Owner history

Years	Registered owner	Where	How it ended
Present	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	Lakeland, FL	Open — still the registered owner of record

Every filing

No FAA registry change, filing, or document is on file for this airframe yet.

Attribution

RegistrantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE · FAA record

Operated forNOAA WP-3D Orion Kermit · travel pattern · registry confirmed

Attribution reflects public context; registration records show registrants, not passengers.

Built from JetSweep’s retained FAA registry snapshots, sourced from FAA Registry N42RF (snapshot Sep 24, 2026). Dates shown are FAA recording and snapshot dates — the day a filing was indexed or a difference was first observed, not necessarily the day the underlying transaction happened. Part 135 rows come from dated workbook retrievals and bound a listing, never date it. We track the aircraft, not who is aboard.