American Airlines A321neo
AANarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Nov 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 14.9M
- 5th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 84
- Airports served
- 52
- Countries
- 11
- Departures a day
- 249
- Average age
- 5.7 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 52 airports across 11 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
91,046
July 2026
Seats flown
17,767,315
Passengers
14.9M
Load factor
85.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
360,715
American Airlines's busiest A321neo routes
Its busiest A321neo routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Los Angeles – Philadelphia (LAX–PHL)
4,018 departures · 650,947 passengers · 2,402 mi
82.7%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Phoenix (DFW–PHX)
3,487 departures · 589,484 passengers · 868 mi
86.4%
Load
3,146 departures · 522,998 passengers · 2,342 mi
84.9%
Load
Philadelphia – Phoenix (PHL–PHX)
2,849 departures · 476,750 passengers · 2,076 mi
85.5%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Los Angeles (HNL–LAX)
2,375 departures · 413,891 passengers · 2,556 mi
88.9%
Load
Philadelphia – San Francisco (PHL–SFO)
2,327 departures · 382,810 passengers · 2,522 mi
84.0%
Load
2,226 departures · 377,430 passengers · 1,972 mi
86.5%
Load
2,177 departures · 384,928 passengers · 2,300 mi
90.2%
Load
Lima – Miami (LIM–MIA)
2,153 departures · 378,577 passengers · 2,608 mi
89.7%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Miami (DFW–MIA)
2,133 departures · 336,245 passengers · 1,121 mi
80.7%
Load
Charlotte – Los Angeles (CLT–LAX)
2,115 departures · 357,865 passengers · 2,125 mi
86.5%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Los Angeles (DFW–LAX)
1,896 departures · 309,591 passengers · 1,235 mi
83.7%
Load
Washington – Phoenix (DCA–PHX)
1,675 departures · 280,981 passengers · 1,979 mi
85.6%
Load
1,599 departures · 248,962 passengers · 338 mi
79.5%
Load
Philadelphia – San Diego (PHL–SAN)
1,455 departures · 235,836 passengers · 2,370 mi
82.7%
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 35m block · 778 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)
1h 0m block · 347 departures · 70% load
Flown by American Airlines. About 1h 0m 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 A321neo from
American Airlines flies its A321neo from 52 US airports in 11 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- PHX
11,602 departures · 22 routes
13.7%
Share
- LAX
10,253 departures · 14 routes
12.1%
Share
- DFW
10,052 departures · 30 routes
11.9%
Share
- MIA
9,755 departures · 28 routes
11.5%
Share
- PHL
8,475 departures · 17 routes
10.0%
Share
- CLT
6,153 departures · 24 routes
7.3%
Share
- LAS
2,563 departures · 8 routes
3.0%
Share
- BOS
2,107 departures · 5 routes
2.5%
Share
- SFO
2,086 departures · 4 routes
2.5%
Share
- MCO
2,003 departures · 6 routes
2.4%
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 52 US airports across 11 countries, its busiest route being LAX–PHL.
How old are American Airlines's A321neo?
American Airlines's A321neo fleet averages about 5.7 yr, ranging from 1.7 yr to 9.5 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.