What type of aircraft is N653FR?

N653FR is a Airbus A321neo (A21N).

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

What is the ICAO 24-bit address of N653FR?

A8986C. The Mode S address is assigned to the airframe by its country of registration and stays the same from flight to flight.

On 2026-11-07. Our receivers have heard it on 50 days since 2026-09-12.

Frontier Airlines, Inc. Airbus A321neo N653FR broadcasts on ICAO24 A8986C. It was built by Airbus. One pilot has caught this exact tail in Skydex.

8 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Florida, Colorado) have heard N653FR, 50 sightings since 12 Sep 2026; last on 7 Nov 2026.

BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 17 sightings, last 2026-10-21
Hoyt Clagwell — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · run by @k-han — 1 airframe, 12 sightings, last 2026-10-21
KGJT-2 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Colorado · run by @cable-junction — 1 airframe, 10 sightings, last 2026-11-03
Asheville NC — 🇺🇸 United States of America · North Carolina · run by @parker-redding — 1 airframe, 9 sightings, last 2026-10-23
home — 🇺🇸 United States of America · near Philadelphia · run by @callmerafiki — 1 airframe, 9 sightings, last 2026-10-20
ebc0045_auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 9 sightings, last 2026-10-09
BakerC - KACJ — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 8 sightings, last 2026-10-21
sdf-feed68 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Kentucky · run by @sdf-feed68 — 1 airframe, 7 sightings, last 2026-10-29