American Airlines A321
AANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 40.7M
- 2nd-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 223
- Airports served
- 93
- Countries
- 16
- Departures a day
- 723
- Average age
- 13.8 yr
How American Airlines flies its A321
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the A321 airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 93 airports across 16 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
263,803
May 2026
Seats flown
49,122,668
Passengers
40.7M
Load factor
84.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
801,082
American Airlines's busiest A321 routes
Its busiest A321 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
6,735 departures · 1,056,367 passengers · 468 mi
82.5%
Load
New York – Los Angeles (JFK–LAX)
5,760 departures · 541,971 passengers · 2,475 mi
88.7%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Orlando (DFW–MCO)
5,683 departures · 951,798 passengers · 985 mi
88.1%
Load
Charlotte – Dallas-Fort Worth (CLT–DFW)
5,355 departures · 843,395 passengers · 936 mi
82.9%
Load
5,292 departures · 801,514 passengers · 507 mi
79.7%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – San Diego (DFW–SAN)
5,183 departures · 862,171 passengers · 1,171 mi
87.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Los Angeles (DFW–LAX)
5,118 departures · 826,101 passengers · 1,235 mi
85.0%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Las Vegas (DFW–LAS)
4,805 departures · 786,697 passengers · 1,055 mi
86.2%
Load
4,537 departures · 762,356 passengers · 1,773 mi
88.4%
Load
Charlotte – Raleigh/Durham (CLT–RDU)
4,523 departures · 625,586 passengers · 130 mi
72.8%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – San Francisco (DFW–SFO)
4,495 departures · 763,896 passengers · 1,464 mi
89.4%
Load
Denver – Dallas-Fort Worth (DEN–DFW)
4,076 departures · 653,743 passengers · 641 mi
84.4%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Phoenix (DFW–PHX)
4,055 departures · 643,023 passengers · 868 mi
83.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Miami (DFW–MIA)
3,828 departures · 615,549 passengers · 1,121 mi
84.6%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Seattle (DFW–SEA)
3,718 departures · 634,157 passengers · 1,660 mi
89.8%
Load
The longest and shortest American Airlines A321 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
3,255 mi
Edinburgh – New York (EDI–JFK)
7h 16m block · 168 departures · 73% load
Flown by American Airlines. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Shortest route flown
130 mi
Charlotte – Raleigh/Durham (CLT–RDU)
59m block · 4,523 departures · 73% load
Flown by American Airlines. About 59m 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 A321 from
American Airlines flies its A321 from 93 US airports in 16 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- DFW
53,792 departures · 67 routes
21.0%
Share
- CLT
45,893 departures · 64 routes
17.9%
Share
- PHX
11,614 departures · 24 routes
4.5%
Share
- LAX
10,796 departures · 12 routes
4.2%
Share
- PHL
10,668 departures · 23 routes
4.2%
Share
- MCO
9,159 departures · 8 routes
3.6%
Share
- MIA
8,267 departures · 30 routes
3.2%
Share
- ORD
7,049 departures · 19 routes
2.7%
Share
- LAS
5,741 departures · 7 routes
2.2%
Share
- JFK
5,480 departures · 9 routes
2.1%
Share
Where the A321 sits in American Airlines's fleet
The A321 is 21.7% of American Airlines's 1,029 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of American Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice
Other American Airlines types
How old is the American Airlines A321 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.
See all 223 A321 tail numbers in American Airlines's fleet →
Monthly American Airlines A321 capacity
Frequently asked
How many A321 does American Airlines have?
American Airlines operates about 223 A321 aircraft — 220 in service and 3 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does American Airlines fly the A321?
American Airlines flies its A321 to about 93 US airports across 16 countries, its busiest route being CLT–MCO.
How old are American Airlines's A321?
American Airlines's A321 fleet averages about 13.8 yr, ranging from 0.4 yr to 25.6 yr.
What is the longest A321 route American Airlines flies?
The longest A321 route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is EDI–JFK, about 3,255 miles.