Aircraft
N8551Q
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800B738
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Mode-S
- ABBC75
- 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 737-800 registered to Southwest Airlines Co.
FAA Registry N8551Q · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N8551Q
Mode-S
ABBC75
Serial
36951
Aliases
N8551Q · ABBC75 · 36951
Registration
Owner
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
Status
Valid
Location
DALLAS, TX
Certificate
Nov 17, 2017
Airframe
Type
BOEING 737-800
Year
2017
Seats
175
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E/F
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
Oakland, CA
Home base · 50% of legs
2
Airports visited
Dallas, TX ↔ Oakland, CA
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
1
Trips tracked · latest trip Dec 1, 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
Southwest Airlines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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