Aircraft
N870DN
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-900B739
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Mode-S
- ABF6AE
- 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 737-900ER registered to Delta Air Lines Inc.
FAA Registry N870DN · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N870DN
Mode-S
ABF6AE
Serial
31981
Aliases
N870DN · ABF6AE · 31981
Registration
Owner
DELTA AIR LINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
ATLANTA, GA
Certificate
Jan 23, 2017
Airframe
Type
BOEING 737-900ER
Year
2017
Seats
222
Engine
CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
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
Lincoln, NE
Home base · 50% of legs
3
Airports visited
Detroit, MI ↔ Lincoln, NE
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
2
Trips tracked · latest trip Oct 5, 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.
2 trips · 2 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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