SWA3396 squawked 7700 near Los Angeles (LAX)

At 20:10 UTC on 6 November 2026, SWA3396, a Boeing 737-700 registered N281WN operated by Southwest Airlines, began transmitting transponder code 7700, general emergency, near Los Angeles (LAX) at 900 ft.

The code stayed up for about 15 minutes; we last saw it at 20:25 UTC, by which time the aircraft was at 1,400 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.