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Illustration of a Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe. Not a photo of N8512U.
Illustration of the Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe, not a photo of N8512U. Representative certified design, not the installed wing-tip configuration, livery, cargo conversion or cabin of this registration. No MAX or BBJ completion is inferred.

N8512U 2016 Boeing 737-800 series

Serial number 38816. Registered to Southwest Airlines Co, Dallas, TX, US.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Boeing 737-800 series specs

Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.

Model
Boeing 737-800 series
Year
2016
Serial number
38816
Engines
2 × CFM Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
Thrust
27,300 lbf each

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N8512U, from delivery to today.

Registration events from FAA records, compiled October 2026. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.

  1. Registry record

    Earlier use of the number: N8512U was assigned to another aircraft, a Cessna 172F. That registration was cancelled on this date.

    FAA registry
  2. Registry record

    Earlier use of the number: N8512U was assigned to another aircraft, a 2001 Air Tractor Inc AT-802. That registration was cancelled on this date.

    FAA registry
  3. Registry record

    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).

    FAA registry
  4. Southwest Airlines Co

    Certificate of registration issued as N8512U.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N8512U
Status
Current as of October 2026
Certificate issued
Dec 27, 2016
Airworthiness date
Dec 2, 2016
Last FAA action
Sep 22, 2023
Registration expires
Dec 31, 2029
Mode S code (hex)
ABADC0
Aircraft category
Airliner
Weight class
Over 20,000lbs

From FAA registry data as of October 2026. Check the FAA registry for the current record.

OWNERSHIP

Registered owner

Southwest Airlines Co

Corporation · Dallas, TX, US

ESTIMATED VALUE

What N8512U might be worth

Rough range$28M to $76M

A rough range for a 2016 airliner, with a middle of about $46M. From Radar's listing-based estimates for airliners of similar engine thrust and age. It is not an appraisal and knows nothing about N8512U itself: total time, engines, condition, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

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SOURCES

Where this page comes from

Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled October 2026. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.

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