American Airlines A320
AANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 8.1M
- 6th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 48
- Airports served
- 97
- Countries
- 4
- Departures a day
- 187
- Average age
- 25.2 yr
How American Airlines flies its A320
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the A320 airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 97 airports across 4 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
68,234
May 2026
Seats flown
10,235,004
Passengers
8.1M
Load factor
81.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
143,204
American Airlines's busiest A320 routes
Its busiest A320 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Dallas-Fort Worth – San Antonio (DFW–SAT)
1,495 departures · 187,716 passengers · 247 mi
83.7%
Load
Charlotte – Philadelphia (CLT–PHL)
1,466 departures · 179,930 passengers · 449 mi
81.8%
Load
Charlotte – Washington (CLT–DCA)
1,336 departures · 147,728 passengers · 331 mi
73.7%
Load
Charlotte – New York (CLT–LGA)
1,191 departures · 150,897 passengers · 544 mi
84.5%
Load
Phoenix – San Antonio (PHX–SAT)
1,179 departures · 144,231 passengers · 843 mi
81.6%
Load
1,057 departures · 132,423 passengers · 646 mi
83.5%
Load
Charlotte – Grand Rapids (CLT–GRR)
1,050 departures · 126,002 passengers · 583 mi
80.0%
Load
Boston – Philadelphia (BOS–PHL)
925 departures · 110,679 passengers · 280 mi
79.8%
Load
Charlotte – Sarasota/Bradenton (CLT–SRQ)
912 departures · 103,680 passengers · 547 mi
75.8%
Load
883 departures · 112,876 passengers · 1,020 mi
85.2%
Load
West Palm Beach – Philadelphia (PBI–PHL)
848 departures · 105,160 passengers · 951 mi
82.7%
Load
Philadelphia – Raleigh/Durham (PHL–RDU)
831 departures · 81,826 passengers · 337 mi
65.6%
Load
Philadelphia – Tampa (PHL–TPA)
826 departures · 100,979 passengers · 920 mi
81.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Madison (DFW–MSN)
785 departures · 94,783 passengers · 821 mi
80.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Pensacola (DFW–PNS)
752 departures · 91,815 passengers · 604 mi
81.4%
Load
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
1,814 mi
Phoenix – Pittsburgh (PHX–PIT)
4h 6m block · 152 departures · 90% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Shortest route flown
84 mi
Charlotte – Greensboro (CLT–GSO)
49m block · 341 departures · 73% 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 May 2026.
Where American Airlines flies the A320 from
American Airlines flies its A320 from 97 US airports in 4 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- CLT
11,975 departures · 54 routes
18.9%
Share
- DFW
9,528 departures · 49 routes
15.0%
Share
- PHX
5,824 departures · 31 routes
9.2%
Share
- PHL
4,316 departures · 16 routes
6.8%
Share
- SAT
1,705 departures · 3 routes
2.7%
Share
- DCA
1,435 departures · 5 routes
2.3%
Share
- GRR
803 departures · 2 routes
1.3%
Share
- MSN
719 departures · 3 routes
1.1%
Share
- ALB
699 departures · 2 routes
1.1%
Share
- BNA
680 departures · 4 routes
1.1%
Share
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?
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.
Monthly American Airlines A320 capacity
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 97 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 25.2 yr, ranging from 16.2 yr to 28.5 yr.
What is the longest A320 route American Airlines flies?
The longest A320 route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is PHX–PIT, about 1,814 miles.