Airliner

N8870K

2023 Boeing 737-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
42679
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N8870K on the FAA register

Type
2023 Boeing 737-8
Serial
42679
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl LEAP-1B28 series
Registered owner
Southwest Airlines Co
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-15
Airworthiness date
2023-05-04
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC3A38
Mode S (octal)
53035070
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

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8870K to the current registrant.
  • 2023-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2001-04-18
    N8870K previously assigned to a Cessna 340A (s/n 340A0645); cancelled.
Overview

About N8870K

N8870K is a 2023 Boeing 737-8, serial number 42679. The FAA register lists Southwest Airlines Co as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 May 4, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8870K.

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 N8870K.

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.