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N938WN

2009 Boeing 737-7H4

Fixed-wing multi-engine

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Identity

Year
2009
Aircraft
BOEING 737-7H4
Serial
36645
Engine (registered)
CFM International CFM56-7B24/3 · 22,800 lb thrust
ICAO
ad0562
Registration
Valid

Livery and names

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Airframe story

AI-drafted

N938WN is a Boeing 737-7H4 that Southwest Airlines Co has operated since registering it in 2009. A livery reference lists this tail as carrying the "Heroes of the Heart (Legal)" decal, one of Southwest's special recognition designs. Over the past year it logged 1,929 flights and 2,761 hours, a pace broadly similar to sister ships from the same production block, several of which also posted heavy utilization in the same window. Its only recorded chapter is a three-day stop at Cecil Airport (KVQQ) near Jacksonville, Florida. A separate Southwest 737-700 was sent to Cecil Airport for inspection, maintenance, and repair after a ground-handling incident, but no snippet ties that event or any specific damage to N938WN itself, so its KVQQ stay is best read as a likely routine maintenance visit.

Livery guess: Heroes of the Heart (Legal). A livery reference snippet lists N938WN specifically under this Southwest decal program.

  1. Southwest Airlines "Heart" [Pack] w/Cabin
  2. Southwest Boeing 737 Pulled From Service After Ramp Vehicle Wedges Beneath Its Belly

363 Boeing 737-7H4 are in the FAA records; 232 still registered; 228 flew in the last year. Most sit with Southwest Airlines Co (221) and U S Department of Homeland Security (3).

From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.

Live

SWA1290 · N938WN

2009 BOEING 737-7H4

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO

In flight now

25,250 ft · descending

333 kt groundspeed · track 227°

Selected altitude 7,008 ft

Current registration

Registered owner
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
Location
DALLAS, TX
Certificate issued
2009-06-23

How N938WN has been flying

Detected flights

1933

ADS-B detections; midnight-crossing legs counted once

Observed flight hours

2771 hr

Airports visited

103

Most detected flights were under 90 minutes.

Monthly activity

Hatched months have limited source coverage. The orange bar is detected flights. No-flight periods are only identified where sufficient coverage exists.

Recent activity

  • 2026-10-10KAUS → KOAK3h 24m
  • 2026-10-10KTPA → KAUS2h 10m

Safety

No matched NTSB records found in Stabilator's current index.

In the Aircraft Report

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    1933+ flights analyzed

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  • FAA registry history

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    Identity and registration genealogy

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Data updated — Registration: Oct 12 · Flight observations: Oct 12 · Safety records: —

Flight activity shown by Stabilator is based on available third-party flight and ADS-B observations and may be incomplete. Observed flight time, flights, routes and utilization should not be treated as official aircraft records, maintenance records, tach/Hobbs time or evidence of airworthiness. Absence of detected operation does not establish absence of operation.

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