SWA8501

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) — Atlanta, United States

Departed

2026-09-11 13:21 UTC

Arrival

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) — Birmingham, United States

Distance flown

232 km

Straight-line distance

216 km

Approach distance

55 km

Aircraft

Registration

N7738A

Type

Boeing 737-700

Seats

143 total (143 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

18,025 ft

Max ground speed

411 kt

Tracked

25m · 223 km

Altitude (ft, max 18,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 411)

Altitude (ft, max 18,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 411)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 09:01 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → BNA Orlando → Nashville	N8529Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1059 km
2026-10-02 15:28 UTC	SWA8501	BHM → ? Birmingham → ?	N561WN	Boeing 737-700	Incomplete (signal lost)	2393 km
2026-10-01 13:25 UTC	SWA8501	MDW → HOU Chicago → Houston	N8559Q	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1599 km
2026-09-30 15:52 UTC	SWA8501	CMH → MDW Columbus → Chicago	N260WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	479 km
2026-09-29 13:59 UTC	SWA8501	DEN → MDW Denver → Chicago	N8554X	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1486 km
2026-09-28 12:00 UTC	SWA8501	HOU → AUS Houston → Austin	N8653A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	261 km
2026-09-26 15:14 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → DEN Everett → Denver	N460WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1709 km
2026-09-25 12:42 UTC	SWA8501	ATL → VQQ Atlanta → Jacksonville	N265WN	Boeing 737-700	Incomplete (signal lost)	~939 km est. (300 km recorded)
2026-09-23 14:28 UTC	SWA8501	MCI → MDW Kansas City → Chicago	N8605E	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	666 km
2026-09-22 15:23 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → PHX Everett → Phoenix	N8896L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1916 km
2026-09-20 17:50 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → LAS Everett → Las Vegas	N8643A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1617 km
2026-09-19 10:31 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → AUS Orlando → Austin	N214WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1738 km
2026-09-17 14:16 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → MCO Orlando → Orlando	N453WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~4 km est. (2 km recorded)
2026-09-17 13:10 UTC	SWA8501	ATL → MCO Atlanta → Orlando	N453WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	774 km
2026-09-16 18:07 UTC	SWA8501	SAN → LAS San Diego → Las Vegas	N8532S	Boeing 737-800	Completed	541 km
2026-09-15 10:31 UTC	SWA8501	MDW → STL Chicago → St Louis	N473WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	485 km
2026-09-13 20:45 UTC	SWA8501	ISP → BWI Islip → Baltimore	N204WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	540 km
2026-09-12 10:47 UTC	SWA8501	BWI → ISP Baltimore → Islip	N234WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	463 km
2026-09-11 13:21 UTC	SWA8501	ATL → BHM Atlanta → Birmingham	N7738A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	232 km
2026-09-10 16:47 UTC	SWA8501	SEA → PAE Seattle → Everett	N236WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	94 km
2026-09-09 12:13 UTC	SWA8501	GSO → BWI Greensboro → Baltimore	N8769Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	570 km
2026-09-07 10:35 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → RSW Orlando → Fort Myers	N474WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	284 km
2026-09-06 17:36 UTC	SWA8501	MKE → MDW Milwaukee → Chicago	N8803L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	206 km
2026-09-05 15:00 UTC	SWA8501	? → ?	N8753Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	3 km
2026-09-05 13:50 UTC	SWA8501	SAN → OAK San Diego → Oakland	N8753Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	773 km
2026-09-04 09:56 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → ATL Orlando → Atlanta	N276WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	763 km
2026-09-03 15:30 UTC	SWA8501	LAS → PHX Las Vegas → Phoenix	N229WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	517 km
2026-09-02 13:44 UTC	SWA8501	LGA → MDW New York → Chicago	N8758L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1369 km
2026-09-01 13:56 UTC	SWA8501	PHX → PAE Phoenix → Everett	N240WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	2047 km
2026-08-31 10:14 UTC	SWA8501	MDW → MKE Chicago → Milwaukee	N294WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	190 km
2026-08-30 10:02 UTC	SWA8501	MCO → FLL Orlando → Fort Lauderdale	N9009U	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	400 km
2026-08-29 11:59 UTC	SWA8501	ATL → VQQ Atlanta → Jacksonville	N8575Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	500 km
2026-08-27 16:00 UTC	SWA8501	SAN → PHX San Diego → Phoenix	N253WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	602 km
2026-08-27 05:16 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → DEN Everett → Denver	N8513F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1795 km
2026-08-24 21:55 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → DEN Everett → Denver	N8542Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2544 km
2026-08-23 12:19 UTC	SWA8501	DEN → HNL Denver → Honolulu	N1807U	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	5632 km
2026-08-22 14:12 UTC	SWA8501	LAS → SBA Las Vegas → Santa Barbara	N212WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	818 km
2026-08-21 16:53 UTC	SWA8501	BFI → PHX Seattle → Phoenix	N9022W	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2627 km
2026-08-20 15:39 UTC	SWA8501	PAE → PHX Everett → Phoenix	N8602F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	3731 km
2026-08-19 17:36 UTC	SWA8501	MHT → BWI Manchester → Baltimore	N480WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1446 km
2026-08-18 20:34 UTC	SWA8501	PHX → VCV Phoenix → Victorville	N9017L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	979 km
2026-08-17 17:21 UTC	SWA8501	DAL → HOU Dallas → Houston	N222WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~1761 km est. (634 km recorded)
2026-08-15 12:31 UTC	SWA8501	MAF → LBB Midland → Lubbock	N488WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~2083 km est. (392 km recorded)
2026-08-12 00:11 UTC	SWA8501	STL → BWI St Louis → Baltimore	N7702A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2319 km
2026-08-11 13:14 UTC	SWA8501	TUS → TUS Tucson → Tucson	N966WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~0 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-11 13:14 UTC	SWA8501	TUS → TUS Tucson → Tucson	N966WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~0 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-11 12:40 UTC	SWA8501	PHX → TUS Phoenix → Tucson	N966WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	301 km