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N8953Q

Boeing 737-8

Valid Texas

N8953Q is a Boeing 737-8, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 2025. It has 175 seats. It is registered to Southwest Airlines CO, a corporation in Dallas, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 26, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated June 23, 2025.

Aircraft

Maker
Boeing
Model
737-8
Serial number
68890
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turbofan, 2 motors · Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 SER · 29,317 lb thrust
Seats
175
Year built
2025
Transponder code
AC5AB7 (octal 53055267)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 26, 2025
Expires
June 30, 2032
Last FAA action
June 26, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport · June 23, 2025
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01496185

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Southwest Airlines CO
Type
Corporation
Address
2702 Love Field Dr # Hdq-4Gc
Dallas, TX 75235-1908

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1974-10-04Aero Commander S2R · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data