American Airlines A321neo
AANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 15M
- 5th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 84
- Airports served
- 49
- Countries
- 9
- Departures a day
- 250
- Average age
- 5.5 yr
How American Airlines flies its A321neo
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the A321neo airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 49 airports across 9 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
91,243
May 2026
Seats flown
17,805,221
Passengers
15M
Load factor
85.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
358,625
American Airlines's busiest A321neo routes
Its busiest A321neo routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Los Angeles – Philadelphia (LAX–PHL)
4,001 departures · 644,458 passengers · 2,402 mi
82.2%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Phoenix (DFW–PHX)
3,447 departures · 587,532 passengers · 868 mi
87.2%
Load
3,184 departures · 531,893 passengers · 2,342 mi
85.3%
Load
Philadelphia – Phoenix (PHL–PHX)
2,821 departures · 474,605 passengers · 2,076 mi
85.9%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Los Angeles (HNL–LAX)
2,368 departures · 413,943 passengers · 2,556 mi
89.2%
Load
Charlotte – Los Angeles (CLT–LAX)
2,236 departures · 379,649 passengers · 2,125 mi
86.8%
Load
2,170 departures · 384,119 passengers · 2,300 mi
90.3%
Load
Lima – Miami (LIM–MIA)
2,147 departures · 377,729 passengers · 2,608 mi
89.8%
Load
2,127 departures · 361,968 passengers · 1,972 mi
86.8%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Miami (DFW–MIA)
2,108 departures · 333,389 passengers · 1,121 mi
80.9%
Load
Philadelphia – San Francisco (PHL–SFO)
2,094 departures · 349,304 passengers · 2,522 mi
85.1%
Load
Washington – Phoenix (DCA–PHX)
2,003 departures · 336,787 passengers · 1,979 mi
85.8%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Los Angeles (DFW–LAX)
1,955 departures · 324,791 passengers · 1,235 mi
85.1%
Load
1,602 departures · 253,614 passengers · 338 mi
80.8%
Load
Charlotte – Dallas-Fort Worth (CLT–DFW)
1,516 departures · 246,183 passengers · 936 mi
83.3%
Load
The longest and shortest American Airlines A321neo 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
3,043 mi
Anchorage – Dallas-Fort Worth (ANC–DFW)
6h 34m block · 774 departures · 89% 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 · 378 departures · 71% 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 A321neo from
American Airlines flies its A321neo from 49 US airports in 9 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- PHX
11,468 departures · 21 routes
13.5%
Share
- DFW
10,416 departures · 30 routes
12.3%
Share
- LAX
10,370 departures · 14 routes
12.2%
Share
- MIA
9,645 departures · 26 routes
11.4%
Share
- PHL
8,260 departures · 17 routes
9.7%
Share
- CLT
6,253 departures · 25 routes
7.4%
Share
- LAS
2,674 departures · 8 routes
3.2%
Share
- BOS
2,125 departures · 5 routes
2.5%
Share
- MCO
1,972 departures · 6 routes
2.3%
Share
- DCA
1,912 departures · 4 routes
2.3%
Share
Where the A321neo sits in American Airlines's fleet
The A321neo is 8.2% of American Airlines's 1,029 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of American Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the A321neo is the ringed slice at 8.2%
Other American Airlines types
How old is the American Airlines A321neo 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 84 A321neo tail numbers in American Airlines's fleet →
Monthly American Airlines A321neo capacity
Frequently asked
How many A321neo does American Airlines have?
American Airlines operates about 84 A321neo aircraft — 84 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does American Airlines fly the A321neo?
American Airlines flies its A321neo to about 49 US airports across 9 countries, its busiest route being LAX–PHL.
How old are American Airlines's A321neo?
American Airlines's A321neo fleet averages about 5.5 yr, ranging from 1.5 yr to 9.4 yr.
What is the longest A321neo route American Airlines flies?
The longest A321neo route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is ANC–DFW, about 3,043 miles.