SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FANNING MARK (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 CARILLON POINT (Street) KIRKLAND WA (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEXTEL PARTNERS INC [ NXTP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2004	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		28.46	D	$13.095	887,399.99	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0844	886,688.49	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		739.96	D	$13.08	885,948.53	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0743	885,237.03	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		3,557.5	D	$13.07	881,679.53	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0662	880,968.03	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		683.04	D	$13.0606	880,284.99	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		2,846	D	$13.05	877.9943	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.046	876,727.49	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		99.61	D	$13.04	876,627.88	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0145	875,916.38	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0085	875,204.88	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$13.0072	874,493.38	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		626.4046	D	$13.0037	873,866.9754	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		9,989.46	D	$13	863,877.5154	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		284.6	D	$12.999	863,592.9154	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		341.52	D	$12.995	863,251.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9843	862,539.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9788	861,828.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9662	861,116.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9588	860,405.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9586	859,693.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9576	858,982.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9569	858,270.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		1,423	D	$12.9558	856,847.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9532	856,136.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		1,423	D	$12.9518	854,713.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9512	854,001.8954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9505	853,290.3954	D
Class A Common Stock	02/27/2004		S		711.5	D	$12.9418	852,578.8954(1)	D(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person sold an aggregate of 200,000 shares on February 27, 2004 in multiple transactions at varying prices. This Form 4 is Number 2 of 5 Form 4s to be filed by the reporting person in connection with those multiple transactions. Following the sale of this aggregate amount, the Reporting Person beneficially directly owned 709,983 shares of Class A Common Stock.

2. The Reporting Person is party to an amended and restated shareholders' agreement dated as of February 18, 2000, as amended, among certain stockholders and as such may be part of a "group" for purposes of Section 16, whose members hold collectively more than 10% of the Issuer's capital stock. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by the other parties to such agreement.

Remarks:

	Donald J. Manning, Attorney-in Fact	03/05/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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