What type of aircraft is N24973?

N24973 is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789).

United Airlines, going by the callsign it flew under when it was caught.

What is the ICAO 24-bit address of N24973?

A254D7. The Mode S address is assigned to the airframe by its country of registration and stays the same from flight to flight.

On 2026-11-11. Our receivers have heard it on 46 days since 2026-08-30.

United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N24973 broadcasts on ICAO24 A254D7. It was built by Boeing. One pilot has caught this exact tail in Skydex.

Heard by 8 Skydex receivers (Derbyshire, near Sydney, station-1020): 46 sightings since 30 Aug 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

Lee Hall — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @leehall — 1 airframe, 16 sightings, last 2026-11-10
North Ryde — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @churchi — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-09
station-1020 · run by @joseph-furber — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-10
delapoleavenue — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Kingston upon Hull · run by @mark-healey — 1 airframe, 13 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Anglesey, GB — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Anglesey · run by @karl-owen — 1 airframe, 13 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Andrew · run by @andrew-peacock — 1 airframe, 9 sightings, last 2026-11-10
DogeRam1500 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · New Jersey · run by @john-napoli — 1 airframe, 8 sightings, last 2026-11-10
fr-wolfheze — 🇳🇱 Netherlands · near Arnhem · run by @youri-tromp — 1 airframe, 8 sightings, last 2026-09-26