Aircraft
N78438
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-900B739
- Operator
- United Airlines Inc, Attn Treasurer
- Mode-S
- AAA244
- 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
BOEING 737-924ER registered to United Airlines Inc.
FAA Registry N78438 · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N78438
Mode-S
AAA244
Serial
33533
Aliases
N78438 · AAA244 · 33533
Registration
Owner
UNITED AIRLINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Certificate
Jul 22, 2009
Airframe
Type
BOEING 737-924ER
Year
2009
Seats
191
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B26/3
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
Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS
Home base · 50% of legs
2
Airports visited
Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS ↔ Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Oct 31, 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 Inc, Attn Treasurer
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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