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Illustration of a Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe. Not a photo of N8648A.
Illustration of the Boeing 737-800 conventional-tip passenger airframe, not a photo of N8648A. Representative certified design, not the installed wing-tip configuration, livery, cargo conversion or cabin of this registration. No MAX or BBJ completion is inferred.

N8648A 2014 Boeing 737-800 series

Serial number 42531. 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
2014
Serial number
42531
Engines
2 × CFM Intl CFM56-7B27E
Thrust
27,300 lbf each

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N8648A on the registry.

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

  1. Registry record

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

    FAA registry
  2. Southwest Airlines Co

    Certificate of registration issued as N8648A.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N8648A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Certificate issued
Sep 18, 2014
Airworthiness date
Sep 5, 2014
Last FAA action
Mar 17, 2023
Registration expires
Sep 30, 2027
Mode S code (hex)
ABE124
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 N8648A might be worth

Rough range$24M to $65M

A rough range for a 2014 airliner, with a middle of about $40M. From Radar's listing-based estimates for airliners of similar engine thrust and age. It is not an appraisal and knows nothing about N8648A 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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