Tracked flight number

WN497

SWA497Southwest AirlinesPhoto aircraft N8329BAug 20 – Sep 24, 2026

Data through Sep 24, 2026 UTC

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Aug 20 – Sep 24, 2026

Every derived statistic, daily trend, route, tail number assignment, flight observation, and mapped path below uses this flight-date window.

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#28,946of 163,734 · tied

Tracked distance

#22,922of 163,734

32,048 mi

Observed time

#22,839of 163,734 · tied

68.2 hr

Route breadth

#13,941of 163,734 · tied

Active aircraft

#3,744of 163,734 · tied

Active days

#23,293of 163,734 · tied

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Tracked flights31

31 active days

Tracked distance32,048 mi

1,034 mi avg per flight

Observed time68 hr 12 min

2 hr 12 min average

Tracking Confidence100.0%

Average across flights included in analytics

Named routes2

2 aircraft types

Average mid-flight altitude11,336 m

Average mid-flight speed822 km/h

Tracked activity

Aug 20 – Sep 24, 2026 · 31 active days

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Observed route footprint

Routes tracked as WN497

Directional airport pairings in Aug 20 – Sep 24, 2026.

2 routes shown

Route	Flights	Active days	Tail numbers	Tracked distance	Observed	First observed	Last observed
BNA → DEN	29	29	0	30,639 mi	64 hr 57 min	Aug 20, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC
DEN → DAL	2	2	0	1,409 mi	3 hr 15 min	Sep 6, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC	Sep 19, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC

Observed tail number assignments

Tail numbers tracked as WN497

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31 tail numbers shown

Tail number	Type	Flights	Routes	Tracked distance	First observed	Last observed
N8907L	B38M	1	1	1,072 mi	Sep 23, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC
N8612K	B738	1	1	1,071 mi	Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC
N8970Q	B38M	1	1	1,069 mi	Sep 21, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC	Sep 21, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC
N8957Q	B38M	1	1	1,032 mi	Sep 20, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC	Sep 20, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC
N8583Z	B738	1	1	716 mi	Sep 19, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC	Sep 19, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC
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Observed aircraft types

Aircraft types tracked as WN497

Observed flights grouped by aircraft designator and matched to the aircraft reference catalog.

2 aircraft types shown

Type	Aircraft name	Flights	Makeup	Tail numbers	Tracked distance	Routes	First observed	Last observed
B38M	Boeing 737 MAX 8	19	61.3%	19	20,082 mi	1	Aug 21, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC
B738	Boeing 737-800	12	38.7%	12	11,966 mi	2	Aug 20, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC

Observation log

Flight observations

Latest 100 flights for WN497 within Aug 20 – Sep 24, 2026

31 observations shown

Confidence	Route	Tail number	Aircraft	First observed	Last observed	Observed	Tracked distance
High · 100	BNA → DEN	N8907L	B38M	Sep 23, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC	2 hr 19 min	1,072 mi
High · 100	BNA → DEN	N8612K	B738	Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC	2 hr 26 min	1,071 mi
High · 100	BNA → DEN