When I told her the reason she came back with the info.
Just out of curiosity, what was the reason? I'm guessing you wanted to book future flights on an upgraded aircraft and know how to do that.
I understand the train- and tailspotting hobbies (especially as I'm based in Europe), and find myself looking at registration numbers to see the country codes on foreign aircraft, and whether the final letters are the airlines' initials, but never thought to find the registration of the aircraft upon which I'm a passenger.
If you want to know the tail number of the aircraft you're on, you can look at the airworthiness certificate. It is usually posted just inside the cockpit door. Usually on the wall facing the same direction you are when you enter and facing toward you while you exit. The certificate is required to be in view of all passengers, so they can't stop you from looking at it if you want (or asking to see it if it's not where I said it usually is).
If you're especially confrontational, feel free to cite the Federal Aviation Regulations, Section 91.203 (b):
No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flight authorization issued under §91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew.
As for the flight tracker websites, they're unlikely to have it. They only have flight plan data, and flight plans for commercial aircraft don't use registration numbers for callsigns. Flight numbers are used.
If you want to know the tail number of the aircraft you're on, you can look at the airworthiness certificate. It is usually posted just inside the cockpit door. Usually on the wall facing the same direction you are when you enter and facing toward you while you exit. The certificate is required to be in view of all passengers, so they can't stop you from looking at it if you want (or asking to see it if it's not where I said it usually is).
If you're especially confrontational, feel free to cite the Federal Aviation Regulations, Section 91.203 (b):
No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flight authorization issued under §91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew.
no need to get so hi tech or confrontational. The numbers are posted above the 1st right door and the last left one.
Programs: W/P & DL Plat(Diamond in the rough),AS Mileage Plan MVP Gold, O/P Plat, AA PLT.7MM
Posts: 157
AA "N" number for a flight
Need some help, if possible. Flew DEN - MIA on Jan 30, FLT 1126. Due to obstructed view, no access to Aircraft Cert, etc couldn't get N number. I've tried the suggestions in this thread to no avail. I even tried the suggestion of offering to buy her a drink, but she turned me down!! Said no thanks, she was flying, of all things. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much in advance.
It's also easy to correlate the fleet number, generally located on the front landing gear doors of the 777, to reg and tail numbers, and even manufacturer's serial number.
__________________ Lend a hand up with Kiva; far more than a hand out.
There are other threads about this - search for them, but here goes:
BTS uses the AA Tail #, because that's what AA gives the Gov, N<tail>AA as the aircraft but it's not the same as the actual N number.
For example:
Ship Actual N# Reported as
5TT N717TW N5TTAA
223 N223AA N223AA
BTS will eventually have every flight - it takes a couple of weeks to be reported & posted.
Acars is a loosely linked database of people who have radio receivers, sound cards, software, it's up and running and reports what it hears to a central database. So if the PC was down, or no messages were transmitted while the aircraft was in range, no data found.
-----Burton
So is there any "formula" to go from ship number to Reg number? Looking at 717TW and 5TTAA, I don't see one, but I figure this is the place to ask
As this is the most recently active of the multiple threads on this topic, I wanted to let people know that I've created a wiki page on AA tail numbers, including how-to and useful links:
As this is the most recently active of the multiple threads on this topic, I wanted to let people know that I've created a wiki page on AA tail numbers, including how-to and useful links:
Noticed that this very useful site with historical flight information for LHR and LGW, apparently ACARS/SBS-based, was mentioned previously over on TB and have added it to the wiki page:
Alright, I've read the wiki, searched BTS - and I'm still not finding what I'm looking for: AA4960 JAX-MIA 21Mar08. It was an Eagle flt but doesn't come up under either AA or MQ - the route is often operated by Executive Airlines, the MQ subsidiary - and there isn't an option to select OW in BTS...
I even tried the suggestion of offering to buy her a drink, but she turned me down!!
Said no thanks, she was flying, of all things.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much in advance.
New Wiki Page on Tail Numbers
