Aircraft
N998AN
- Aircraft
- Airbus A321A321
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Mode-S
- ADF068
- 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
AIRBUS A321-231 registered to American Airlines Inc.
FAA Registry N998AN · snapshot Aug 8, 2026 ↗Identity
Current tail
N998AN
Mode-S
ADF068
Serial
7509
Aliases
N998AN · ADF068 · 7509
Registration
Owner
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
Status
Valid
Location
FORT WORTH, TX
Certificate
Jan 26, 2017
Airframe
Type
AIRBUS A321-231
Year
2017
Seats
379
Engine
IAE V2533-A5
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
College Station, TX
Home base · 50% of legs
3
Airports visited
College Station, TX ↔ Miami, FL
Busiest corridor · 1 trips
2
Trips tracked · latest trip Dec 18, 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.
2 trips · 2 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
American Airlines
FAA registrant
→
Attributed to
College FB
→
Owner class
commercial charter
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