N8701Q — 737MAX 8 of Southwest Airlines CO
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Live status
Last seen on radar: July 13, 2026.
Facts
- Type
- 737MAX 8
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines CO
- Country
- United States
- Built
- 2015
- Serial (MSN)
- 42554
- ICAO hex
- ABF8E0
Rarity & spotters
★★☆☆☆N8701Q is one of 562 737MAX 8 in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 8
- Airborne time
- 5.8 h
- Max altitude
- 37,025 ft
- Max speed
- 530 kt
- Typical cruise
- 30,275 ft · 444 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
About the type: Boeing 737 MAX
The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation and incorporates more efficient CFM International LEAP engines, aerodynamic improvements such as split-tip winglets, and structural modifications. The program was announced in August 2011, the first flight took place in January 2016, and the aircraft was certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017. The first delivery, a MAX 8, was made to Malindo Air in May 2017.
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