N16709
Boeing 737-724 · built 1998
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at IAH
Most frequent routes
- IAH → SFO8%
- EWR → MSY5%
- ORD → EWR5%
- OGG → SFO4%
- IAH → EWR4%
- FLL → EWR4%
- IAD → DEN4%
- IAD → BDL3%
- LAX → EWR3%
- PHX → EWR3%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from September 1998 to July 2026 — 24,685 flights. Last reported flight: July 14, 2026, United Airlines, DCA → IAH.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | January 2012 | July 2026 | 13,654 |
| Continental Airlines CO | September 1998 | December 2011 | 11,031 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 2012 | 2025 |
| Continental Airlines CO | 2006 | 2011 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.