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SWA987

HOU → PHX · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Arrival · Phoenix (PHX)

Terminal 4 · Gate C4
Scheduled 18 Sep 07:10 · Landed 18 Sep 07:01 · early
Board status: Arrived
Landed 18 Sep 07:07 (ADS-B)

Board data from phx, updated 21893 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
William P Hobby Airport (HOU) — Houston, United States
Departed
2026-09-18 11:48 UTC
Arrival
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) — Phoenix, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-09-18 14:10 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-09-18 14:09 UTC
Also flies as
WN987
Distance flown
1800 km
Straight-line distance
1639 km
Approach distance
70 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8956Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
36.4 t (208 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
36,025 ft
Max ground speed
479 kt
Tracked
2h 19m · 1,726 km
Altitude (ft, max 36,025)
019,45438,9070m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 479)
02595170m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 36,025)
019,45438,9070m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 479)
02595170m1h 0m2h 0m

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

Airlines

American Airlines (AAL)
Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-03 17:45 UTC SWA987 DAL → AUS
Dallas → Austin
 N260WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 387 km
2026-10-03 14:12 UTC SWA987 FLL → DAL
Fort Lauderdale → Dallas
 N260WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1947 km
2026-10-02 16:27 UTC SWA987 DAL → AUS
Dallas → Austin
 N8648A Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 412 km
2026-10-01 18:00 UTC SWA987 STL → DAL
St Louis → Dallas
 N8952Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1118 km
2026-09-30 20:11 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8507C Boeing 737-800 Completed 1482 km
2026-09-29 20:09 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8870K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1469 km
2026-09-28 11:37 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8681M Boeing 737-800 Completed 1696 km
2026-09-27 22:20 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N487WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1437 km
2026-09-27 17:58 UTC SWA987 OAK → HOU
Oakland → Houston
 N487WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 2804 km
2026-09-27 16:03 UTC SWA987 BUR → OAK
Burbank → Oakland
 N487WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 550 km
2026-09-26 19:59 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N486WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1430 km
2026-09-25 11:55 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8954Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1729 km
2026-09-24 11:41 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8722L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1980 km
2026-09-23 20:09 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8705Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1614 km
2026-09-22 20:10 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8518R Boeing 737-800 Completed 1451 km
2026-09-21 11:41 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8915Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1717 km
2026-09-20 22:39 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N480WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1502 km
2026-09-20 18:07 UTC SWA987 OAK → HOU
Oakland → Houston
 N480WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 2855 km
2026-09-20 16:00 UTC SWA987 BUR → OAK
Burbank → Oakland
 N480WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 578 km
2026-09-19 20:11 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N932WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1565 km
2026-09-18 11:48 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8956Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1800 km
2026-09-17 11:35 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8956Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1813 km
2026-09-16 22:09 UTC SWA987 MCO → MCO
Orlando → Orlando
 N8772M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed ~7 km est. (4 km recorded)
2026-09-16 20:05 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8772M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1604 km
2026-09-15 20:08 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8804L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1698 km
2026-09-14 11:42 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8579Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 1785 km
2026-09-13 22:37 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N476WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1519 km
2026-09-13 18:03 UTC SWA987 OAK → HOU
Oakland → Houston
 N476WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 2971 km
2026-09-13 16:04 UTC SWA987 BUR → OAK
Burbank → Oakland
 N476WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 584 km
2026-09-12 20:18 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N936WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1665 km
2026-09-11 11:41 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8908Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1842 km
2026-09-10 11:41 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8981Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1833 km
2026-09-09 20:15 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1673 km
2026-09-07 11:41 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8916Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1866 km
2026-09-06 18:31 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N951WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1559 km
2026-09-06 15:25 UTC SWA987 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N951WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~3112 km est. (1700 km recorded)
2026-09-05 22:10 UTC SWA987 MCO → MCO
Orlando → Orlando
 N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed ~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-09-05 20:08 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1534 km
2026-09-04 11:45 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8701Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1830 km
2026-09-03 11:51 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8731J Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1773 km
2026-09-02 19:51 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N8639B Boeing 737-800 Completed 1905 km
2026-09-01 20:14 UTC SWA987 HOU → MCO
Houston → Orlando
 N9010T Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1969 km
2026-08-30 18:00 UTC SWA987 OAK → MCO
Oakland → Orlando
 N7825A Boeing 737-700 Completed 4612 km
2026-08-30 15:56 UTC SWA987 BUR → OAK
Burbank → Oakland
 N7825A Boeing 737-700 Completed 567 km
2026-08-30 00:02 UTC SWA987 PBI → MCO
West Palm Beach → Orlando
 N477WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 267 km
2026-08-29 20:12 UTC SWA987 HOU → PBI
Houston → West Palm Beach
 N477WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 2392 km
2026-08-28 11:50 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8767M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1792 km
2026-08-27 11:39 UTC SWA987 HOU → PHX
Houston → Phoenix
 N8760L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1846 km
2026-08-27 00:43 UTC SWA987 RSW → MCO
Fort Myers → Orlando
 N8744B Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 345 km
2026-08-26 20:10 UTC SWA987 HOU → RSW
Houston → Fort Myers
 N8744B Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2279 km

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