Airliner

N8701Q

2015 Boeing 737-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
42554
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N8701Q on the FAA register

Type
2015 Boeing 737-8
Serial
42554
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2018-07-31
Airworthiness date
2018-06-19
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABF8E0
Mode S (octal)
52774340
Seats (type)
175
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,200 nm
Cruise (type)
386 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8701Q to the current registrant.
  • 2018-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 1975-05-28
    N8701Q previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (s/n 47650); cancelled.
Overview

About N8701Q

N8701Q is a 2015 Boeing 737-8, serial number 42554. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series engines and 175 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 386 knots and a range of about 6,200 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 19, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8701Q.

Cruise
386 kt
Range
6,200 nm
Fuel burn
720 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 737-8 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8701Q.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.