Aircraft
N553NW
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-200B752
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Mode-S
- A70BD1
- Registry
- United States
- FAA status
- Valid
Airframe passport
The current identity we can safely join across FAA registration and movement records. Each claim keeps its source boundary visible.
registry confirmed
No obvious registry flagsFAA current row, decoded aircraft data, and JetSweep linkage are available.
Registry claim
BOEING 757-251 registered to Delta Air Lines Inc.
FAA Registry N553NW · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N553NW
Mode-S
A70BD1
Serial
26500
Aliases
N553NW · A70BD1 · 26500
Registration
Owner
DELTA AIR LINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
ATLANTA, GA
Certificate
Dec 31, 2009
Airframe
Type
BOEING 757-251
Year
2001
Seats
178
Engine
P & W PW2037
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
Columbia, SC
Home base · 50% of legs
2
Airports visited
Baton Rouge, LA ↔ Columbia, SC
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Oct 10, 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
Delta Air Lines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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