American Airlines A320

AA

Narrow-body jet

Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Oct 1, 2026

Busiest US routes for American Airlines A320, by departures: DFW–SAT, CLT–DCA, CLT–PHL, PHX–SAT, CLT–LGA, CLT–SRQ, ALB–CLT, CLT–GRR, DFW–MSN, GEG–PHX, BOS–PHL, DFW–PNS, CLT–MYR, CLT–MSP, DFW–DSMCLTDFWSATPHLPHXDCALGASRQALB
American Airlines's busiest A320 routes, by departures — line weight is departures flown, dots are the airports it connects. Great-circle paths from US DOT T-100, trailing 12 months through July 2026.
Passengers flown a year
8M
6th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
Airframes in the filing
48
Airports served
98
Countries
4
Departures a day
186
Average age
25.3 yr

How American Airlines flies its A320

Filed traffic data

The count above is the A320 airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 98 airports across 4 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.

Departures flown

67,924

July 2026

Seats flown

10,188,512

Passengers

8M

Load factor

80.4%

RPM ÷ ASM

Block hours

141,250

American Airlines's busiest A320 routes

Its busiest A320 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

All American Airlines A320 destinations →

The longest and shortest American Airlines A320 flights

The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.

Longest route flown

1,785 mi

Jacksonville – Phoenix (JAX–PHX)

4h 11m block · 296 departures · 84% load

Flown by American Airlines.

Shortest route flown

84 mi

Charlotte – Greensboro (CLT–GSO)

49m block · 368 departures · 72% load

Flown by American Airlines. About 49m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026.

Where American Airlines flies the A320 from

American Airlines flies its A320 from 98 US airports in 4 countries. The busiest, by departures:

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Where the A320 sits in American Airlines's fleet

The A320 is 4.7% of American Airlines's 1,029 tracked mainline aircraft.

Share of American Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the A320 is the ringed slice at 4.7%

Other American Airlines types

How old is the American Airlines A320 fleet?

American Airlines A320 — airframes by age (years)

Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.

Oldest airframeN647AWAirbus A32028.6 yr · Delivered Mar 16, 1998
Newest airframeN128UWAirbus A32016.3 yr · Delivered Jun 26, 2010

See all 48 A320 tail numbers in American Airlines's fleet →

Monthly American Airlines A320 capacity

5.8K
5.4K
6.1K
5.5K
5.8K
4.7K
4.8K
5.8K
5.6K
6K
6.1K
6.2K
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
Monthly American Airlines A320 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

Frequently asked

How many A320 does American Airlines have?

American Airlines operates about 48 A320 aircraft — 48 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.

Where does American Airlines fly the A320?

American Airlines flies its A320 to about 98 US airports across 4 countries, its busiest route being DFW–SAT.

How old are American Airlines's A320?

American Airlines's A320 fleet averages about 25.3 yr, ranging from 16.3 yr to 28.6 yr.

What is the longest A320 route American Airlines flies?

The longest A320 route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is JAX–PHX, about 1,785 miles.

Inventory: US DOT Form 41 Schedule B-43 (2025). Deliveries: Airbus & Boeing official reports. Registry status: FAA. Last refreshed Oct 1, 2026.