What type of aircraft is N8980Q?

N8980Q is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M).

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

What is the ICAO 24-bit address of N8980Q?

AC6573. 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 58 days since 2026-09-14.

Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8980Q broadcasts on ICAO24 AC6573. It was built by Boeing. One pilot has caught this exact tail in Skydex.

8 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina) have heard N8980Q, 58 sightings since 14 Sep 2026; last on 11 Nov 2026.

BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 34 sightings, last 2026-11-11
ebc0045_auburn — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Alabama · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 22 sightings, last 2026-11-08
Asheville NC — 🇺🇸 United States of America · North Carolina · run by @parker-redding — 1 airframe, 21 sightings, last 2026-11-08
Hoyt Clagwell — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · run by @k-han — 1 airframe, 21 sightings, last 2026-11-11
sdf-feed68 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Kentucky · run by @sdf-feed68 — 1 airframe, 21 sightings, last 2026-11-08
BakerC - KACJ — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 1 airframe, 20 sightings, last 2026-11-08
KGJT-2 — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Colorado · run by @cable-junction — 1 airframe, 15 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Possum Kingdom — 🇺🇸 United States of America · near New Orleans · run by @dizzy — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-08