Aircraft
N485UA
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320A320
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Mode-S
- A5FCEF
- 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 INDUSTRIE A320-232 registered to United Airlines Inc.
FAA Registry N485UA · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N485UA
Mode-S
A5FCEF
Serial
1617
Aliases
N485UA · A5FCEF · 1617
Registration
Owner
UNITED AIRLINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Certificate
Jun 4, 2024
Airframe
Type
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232
Year
2001
Seats
200
Engine
IAE V2500SERIES
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
Detroit, MI
Home base · 50% of legs
2
Airports visited
Detroit, MI ↔ Chicago, IL
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Dec 26, 2025
2025-12 → 2025-12
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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