FFT4978 squawked 7700 near Houston (IAH)

At 23:40 UTC on 3 November 2026, FFT4978, an Airbus A320neo registered N329FR operated by Frontier Airlines, began transmitting transponder code 7700, general emergency, near Houston (IAH) at 1,900 ft.

The code stayed up for about 5 minutes; we last saw it at 23:45 UTC, by which time the aircraft was at 2,100 ft. The map shows the path flown around the event, colored from live ADS-B positions.

A squawk code is set by the crew on the transponder. 7700 is the general emergency code: it covers anything from a medical issue on board to a technical fault, and most 7700s end in a normal landing. Nothing here is confirmed by the operator or an investigating authority; it is what the aircraft broadcast.