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TAIL NUMBER LOOKUP

Enter an N-number or aircraft registration. See the airline that operates it, the aircraft type, the build year, and the in-flight WiFi fitted to that exact airframe.

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Open a fleet to see every tail number we hold, with its WiFi provider.

United Airlines 1,189 Delta Air Lines 1,109 American Airlines 976 FX 763 Southwest Airlines 744 OO 672 JetBlue Airways 277 5X 235 Alaska Airlines 226 Ryanair 187 JSX 170 Qatar Airways 169 IndiGo 163 Wizz Air 158 easyJet 121 Air France 109 Turkish Airlines 108 British Airways 102 Swiss International Air Lines 99 Air Canada 94 Lufthansa 85 LATAM Airlines 81 Brussels Airlines 80 Qantas 78 ITA Airways 76 Y4 61 Avianca 60 SAS Scandinavian Airlines 59 Singapore Airlines 57 Korean Air 54 Atlas Air 53 Hawaiian Airlines 53 Air India 50 Virgin Australia 50 Horizon Air 49 Aeromexico 48

How to read a tail number

The first character or characters show the country of registration. A United States aircraft always starts with N. That is why United States tail numbers are called N-numbers.

An N-number uses one of three formats:

  • N12345 — one to five digits
  • N1234Z — one to four digits, then one letter
  • N123AB — one to three digits, then two letters

The digits never start with zero. The letters never include I or O, because they are too easy to confuse with 1 and 0.

Common country prefixes
N United States
G- United Kingdom
D- Germany
F- France
EI- Ireland
C- Canada
VH- Australia
JA Japan
B- China
A6- United Arab Emirates
A7- Qatar
9V- Singapore

Questions

What is an aircraft tail number? +
A tail number is the registration mark painted on an aircraft. It identifies one specific airframe, the way a number plate identifies one car. No two aircraft in the world share the same registration. It stays with the airframe for its whole service life unless the operator or country of registration changes.
What is an N-number? +
An N-number is the tail number of an aircraft registered in the United States. The FAA assigns it. It always starts with the letter N, then uses one of three formats: one to five digits (N12345), one to four digits and one letter (N1234Z), or one to three digits and two letters (N123AB). The digits never start with zero. The letters never include I or O, because they look like 1 and 0.
Where do I find the tail number of my flight? +
Look on the rear fuselage or the tail fin as you board. It is also printed near the boarding door, and often on the safety card in the seat pocket. Many airline apps show the registration on the flight details screen after check-in.
Does the tail number tell me if my plane has WiFi? +
Yes. WiFi hardware is fitted to individual airframes, not to a whole fleet at once. Two aircraft on the same route can have different WiFi. SeatWiFi tracks the reported WiFi provider for each tail number, so a lookup shows what is actually installed on that airframe.
Where does this registration data come from? +
The FAA Releasable Aircraft Database for United States registrations, plus international fleet records and reports from passengers. WiFi provider data comes from passenger reports, airline announcements and speed tests submitted to SeatWiFi.
Why is my tail number not found? +
This database covers commercial airline aircraft. It does not cover general aviation, private aircraft, military aircraft or cargo-only operators. If you looked up an airline aircraft that is missing, report it and we will add it.

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