N8986Q
Built 2025 · registered US
Free alerts when N8986Q's registration or status changes, or the 737 market moves.
Type photo — not this specific aircraftPhoto via Wikipedia: Boeing 737737 for sale now
Free — save the 737 to your watchlist and track it in one place.
View all 70 listings →
Performance specs
- Range
- 3,600 nm
- Cruise speed
- 460 kt
- Max speed
- 525 kt
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2500 m
- Landing distance
- 1600 m
- MTOW
- 82,100 kg
- Empty weight
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 26,000 L
- Length
- 39.5 m
- Wingspan
- 35.9 m
- Height
- 12.6 m
- Seats
- 162
- Max passengers
- 189
Flight activity
(766 tracking legs recorded)- Last 30 days
- 220
- Last 90 days
- 431
- Last seen
- 4 Nov 2026
- Tracked since
- 12 May 2026
Frequent routes: KDEN → KDEN (3) · KLAS → KDCA (3) · KBNA → KLAS (2)
- KSTL → KBNA4 Nov 2026 · 3h 34m
- … → KSTL4 Nov 2026 · 14h 36m
- … → KPHX3 Nov 2026 · 6h 18m
- … → KBNA3 Nov 2026 · 1h 54m
- … → KAUS3 Nov 2026 · 2h 24m
- KSMF → KSAN3 Nov 2026 · 1h 10m
- … → KSMF2 Nov 2026 · 0h 59m
- … → KLAX2 Nov 2026 · 2h 51m
- … → KAUS2 Nov 2026 · 2h 46m
- … → KSJC2 Nov 2026 · 3h 13m
Showing the 10 most recent distinct flights. The total counts every raw ADS-B tracking leg, including repeat observations and sub-5-minute artifacts.
From ADS-B observations collected since May 2026. Coverage depends on ground-receiver density; gaps do not mean the aircraft did not fly.
Common. One of the most common aircraft types we track.
Other 737 airframes by tail number — same model as N8986Q.
- N174612026
- N474572026
- N174592026
- N886GK2026
- N317VE2026
- N174582026
- C-GWSJ2026
- N8996Q2026
- N9027S2026
- C-GWJQ2026
- N174522026
- C-GWJU2026
- C-GYYS2026
- N308VR2026
- N9029H2026
- N1776R2026
If you fly the 737, you may also be researching these.
Registration history
(1)- N8986QUSACTIVESOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO2025 – present
Owner names are published by the issuing civil registry (FAA / CCARCS / CASA / ANAC / NZ CAA). Owner addresses present in the source are not republished here. Registered owner? Request removal
Operator history
(1)- Southwest AirlinesOperator2026 – present
What aircraft model is N8986Q?
N8986Q is a Boeing 737, built in 2025. Sprinkle's record for N8986Q covers its lineage, ownership history and specifications.
Is N8986Q currently active?
Registry records list N8986Q's status as Active, registered in United States — a Boeing 737.
What is the manufacturer serial number (MSN) of N8986Q?
N8986Q carries manufacturer serial number (MSN) 69915, the serial assigned to this Boeing 737 airframe when it was built.
What is the ICAO24 / Mode S code for N8986Q?
N8986Q's ICAO24 (Mode S) transponder code is AC6645 — the hex address the Mode S transponder on this Boeing 737 broadcasts.