Aircraft
N659DL
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-200B752
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Mode-S
- A8AE7F
- 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 757-232 registered to Delta Air Lines Inc.
FAA Registry N659DL · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N659DL
Mode-S
A8AE7F
Serial
24421
Aliases
N659DL · A8AE7F · 24421
Registration
Owner
DELTA AIR LINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
ATLANTA, GA
Certificate
Aug 30, 2017
Airframe
Type
BOEING 757-232
Year
1990
Seats
178
Engine
—
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
Atlanta, GA
Home base · 33% of legs
4
Airports visited
Atlanta, GA ↔ Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
3
Trips tracked · latest trip Oct 19, 2025
2025-09 → 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.
3 trips · 3 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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