Airbus A320neo
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 23.9M
- 19th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 173
- US operators
- 2
- Airports served
- 113
- Countries
- 14
- Load factor
- 79.7%
Where the Airbus A320neo flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Airbus A320neo airframes each airline owns (US DOT Form 41). These figures are how much the type actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months, not fleet size.
Departures flown
166,190
July 2026
Seats flown
30,472,009
Passengers
23.9M
Load factor
79.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
311,218
Busiest Airbus A320neo routes
The Airbus A320neo's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Dulles – San Salvador (IAD–SAL)
1,958 departures · 290,866 passengers · 1,894 mi
81.1%
Load
1,698 departures · 267,909 passengers · 1,476 mi
84.8%
Load
Los Angeles – San Salvador (LAX–SAL)
1,604 departures · 255,159 passengers · 2,320 mi
87.5%
Load
Guadalajara – Los Angeles (GDL–LAX)
1,571 departures · 253,510 passengers · 1,307 mi
88.1%
Load
1,482 departures · 234,005 passengers · 602 mi
84.9%
Load
Orlando – San Juan (MCO–SJU)
1,378 departures · 235,255 passengers · 1,188 mi
92.3%
Load
Guadalajara – Oakland (GDL–OAK)
1,360 departures · 202,762 passengers · 1,640 mi
81.3%
Load
Denver – Dallas-Fort Worth (DEN–DFW)
1,276 departures · 203,811 passengers · 641 mi
85.9%
Load
Orlando – Philadelphia (MCO–PHL)
1,231 departures · 202,657 passengers · 862 mi
89.4%
Load
1,204 departures · 189,262 passengers · 404 mi
85.2%
Load
Guatemala City – Los Angeles (GUA–LAX)
1,152 departures · 174,996 passengers · 2,194 mi
83.5%
Load
Bogota – New York (BOG–JFK)
1,151 departures · 176,008 passengers · 2,473 mi
87.0%
Load
1,141 departures · 171,499 passengers · 628 mi
80.8%
Load
1,135 departures · 176,028 passengers · 594 mi
83.5%
Load
1,096 departures · 164,741 passengers · 591 mi
80.8%
Load
The longest and shortest Airbus A320neo 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
2,970 mi
Guayaquil – New York (GYE–JFK)
700 departures · 78% load
Flown by Avianca Ecuador. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Shortest route flown
145 mi
Key West – Fort Lauderdale (EYW–FLL)
58m block · 194 departures · 35% load
Flown by Spirit Airlines. About 58m 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.
Airports the Airbus A320neo serves
The Airbus A320neo serves 113 US airports across 14 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- DEN
11,582 departures · 56 routes · 2 operators
7.7%
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- MCO
11,411 departures · 49 routes · 6 operators
7.6%
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- ATL
7,891 departures · 34 routes · 2 operators
5.2%
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- LAX
6,514 departures · 27 routes · 7 operators
4.3%
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- LAS
6,364 departures · 33 routes · 4 operators
4.2%
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- GDL
Guadalajara
6,266 departures · 21 routes · 1 operator
4.2%
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- DFW
5,849 departures · 35 routes · 6 operators
3.9%
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- FLL
4,972 departures · 32 routes · 3 operators
3.3%
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- PHX
4,471 departures · 21 routes · 3 operators
3.0%
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- TPA
3,784 departures · 21 routes · 3 operators
2.5%
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Who flies the Airbus A320neo
Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.
| Operator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier AirlinesF9 | 82 | 17.6M | 57.9% | 7.1 yr |
| Spirit AirlinesNK | 91 | 4.7M | 15.3% | 5.2 yr |
Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).
How old is the US Airbus A320neo 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 Airbus A320neo capacity
How common is the Airbus A320neo?
The Airbus A320neo makes up 2.0% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 19th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 35.6% · Airbus A320neo is the ringed slice at 2.0%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
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- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
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- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
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- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
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- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
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- 19
Airbus A320neo#19 · this type
173 aircraft
2.0%
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Frequently asked
How many Airbus A320neo are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 173 Airbus A320neo aircraft across 2 airlines, 173 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Airbus A320neo?
Spirit Airlines operates the largest US Airbus A320neo fleet, with about 91 aircraft.
What is the busiest Airbus A320neo route?
The busiest US route flown by the Airbus A320neo is IAD–SAL, with about 1,958 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Airbus A320neo the most?
Frontier Airlines flies the most Airbus A320neo capacity in US service, with about 17.6M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Airbus A320neo carry?
The Airbus A320neo carried about 23.9M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Airbus A320neo flight?
The longest US route flown by the Airbus A320neo is GYE–JFK, about 2,970 miles, flown by Avianca Ecuador.
How many airports does the Airbus A320neo serve?
The Airbus A320neo serves about 113 US airports across 14 countries, led by Denver (DEN).
How old is the average Airbus A320neo?
The US Airbus A320neo fleet averages about 6.1 yr.
How common is the Airbus A320neo in US fleets?
The Airbus A320neo is the 19th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Airbus A320neo flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
The Layover Aviation
Trip Report | Largest Indian Airline | Mumbai - Bengaluru | IndiGo Economy Class | Airbus A320neo
15:25 · Feb 2023
OnBoardHD
TRIP REPORT | Extreme Fog in Delhi: Airport Closes Inflight! | AIR INDIA A320Neo | Mumbai to Delhi
24:55 · Jul 2026
Simply Aviation
BRUTALLY HONEST | Flying 6h on GULF AIR's brand-new A320neo and transiting at Bahrain's new terminal
17:10 · Nov 2021
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