Special livery
Freedom One livery
A Southwest aircraft with a patriotic red, white and blue livery, part of the 2026 America Trio.
Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N500WR is a Boeing 737-8H4, serial 36898, built in 2014 and first registered to Boeing as N8636E before entering Southwest Airlines Co's fleet as N500WR in mid-2014, where it remains registered. The aircraft carries Southwest's Freedom One livery, a nose-to-tail American flag scheme unveiled in 2021 that was described as the first of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s to feature a special livery of that kind. The design honors veterans and armed forces, featuring 50 stars for the states, 13 stripes for the original colonies, and the Southwest Heart on the lower fuselage. Over the past observed year the jet flew 1,383 flights totaling 2,618.9 hours, with recent stops recorded at Paine Field, Spokane, and Greensboro before arriving at a small Nevada airport. That Nevada stop is ongoing but should be treated only as a likely current chapter rather than a confirmed one.
Livery guess: Southwest Airlines "Freedom One" special livery. Snippets describe N500WR (msn 36898) as carrying Southwest's Freedom One American flag livery, unveiled in 2021
Sister ships
- N8658A · Southwest Airlines1610 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Sep 6
- N8629A · Southwest Airlines1530 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N8659D · Southwest Airlines1752 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N8626B · Southwest Airlines1523 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 1
- N8681M · Southwest Airlines1752 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N8661A · Southwest Airlines1665 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
127 Boeing 737-8H4 are in the FAA records; 112 still registered; 121 flew in the last year. Most sit with Southwest Airlines Co (74) and Umb Bank Na Trustee (32).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.