Airbus A321neo
Narrow-body jet
- Passengers flown a year
- 65.9M
- 8th-most common US type
- Airframes in US fleets
- 378
- US operators
- 7
- Airports served
- 109
- Countries
- 28
- Load factor
- 83.0%
Where the Airbus A321neo flies
Filed traffic dataThe operators table below counts the registered Airbus A321neo 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
394,000
May 2026
Seats flown
80,978,359
Passengers
65.9M
Load factor
83.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
1,435,324
Busiest Airbus A321neo routes
The Airbus A321neo's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Los Angeles – Chicago (LAX–ORD)
4,849 departures · 833,064 passengers · 1,744 mi
85.2%
Load
Los Angeles – Philadelphia (LAX–PHL)
4,260 departures · 694,441 passengers · 2,402 mi
82.1%
Load
4,111 departures · 669,245 passengers · 2,342 mi
83.3%
Load
4,013 departures · 696,443 passengers · 862 mi
84.5%
Load
3,932 departures · 685,382 passengers · 888 mi
85.7%
Load
New York – Las Vegas (JFK–LAS)
3,921 departures · 629,532 passengers · 2,248 mi
82.2%
Load
Chicago – San Francisco (ORD–SFO)
3,872 departures · 677,930 passengers · 1,846 mi
87.6%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Phoenix (DFW–PHX)
3,851 departures · 665,318 passengers · 868 mi
86.5%
Load
3,789 departures · 630,492 passengers · 925 mi
81.9%
Load
Los Angeles – Orlando (LAX–MCO)
3,727 departures · 656,222 passengers · 2,218 mi
88.2%
Load
3,577 departures · 618,864 passengers · 1,005 mi
84.2%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Los Angeles (HNL–LAX)
3,534 departures · 613,203 passengers · 2,556 mi
89.3%
Load
Denver – Los Angeles (DEN–LAX)
3,400 departures · 578,229 passengers · 862 mi
83.1%
Load
3,009 departures · 518,507 passengers · 2,300 mi
88.2%
Load
Boston – San Francisco (BOS–SFO)
2,900 departures · 438,495 passengers · 2,704 mi
84.7%
Load
The longest and shortest Airbus 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
4,010 mi
Newark – Ferno (EWR–MXP)
501 departures · 73% load
Flown by La Compagnie. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Shortest route flown
101 mi
Honolulu, Oahu – Kahului (HNL–OGG)
47m block · 333 departures · 67% load
Flown by Alaska Airlines. About 47m 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.
Airports the Airbus A321neo serves
The Airbus A321neo serves 109 US airports across 28 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LAX
28,668 departures · 36 routes · 9 operators
7.7%
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- JFK
22,829 departures · 42 routes · 4 operators
6.1%
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- DEN
21,815 departures · 44 routes · 7 operators
5.8%
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- ORD
21,058 departures · 32 routes · 7 operators
5.6%
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- MCO
17,736 departures · 45 routes · 7 operators
4.8%
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- PHX
16,769 departures · 29 routes · 7 operators
4.5%
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- LAS
15,928 departures · 42 routes · 9 operators
4.3%
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- DFW
15,826 departures · 43 routes · 6 operators
4.2%
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- PHL
13,995 departures · 30 routes · 6 operators
3.8%
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- ATL
13,442 departures · 38 routes · 6 operators
3.6%
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Who flies the Airbus A321neo
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 | 67 | 18.9M | 23.3% | 2.2 yr |
| American AirlinesAA | 84 | 17.8M | 22.0% | 5.5 yr |
| Delta Air LinesDL | 87 | 16.2M | 20.0% | 2.7 yr |
| United AirlinesUA | 51 | 11.6M | 14.3% | 1.6 yr |
| Spirit AirlinesNK | 32 | 7.4M | 9.2% | 2.2 yr |
| JetBlue AirwaysB6 | 40 | 4.2M | 5.2% | 4.4 yr |
| Hawaiian AirlinesHA | 17 | 1.5M | 1.8% | 7.8 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 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.
Monthly Airbus A321neo capacity
How common is the Airbus A321neo?
The Airbus A321neo makes up 4.3% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 8th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 119 others hold the remaining 37.6% · Airbus A321neo is the ringed slice at 4.3%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
Share
- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
Share
- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
Share
- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
Share
- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
Share
- +2 more types
- 8
Airbus A321neo#8 · this type
378 aircraft
4.3%
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Frequently asked
How many Airbus A321neo are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 378 Airbus A321neo aircraft across 7 airlines, 377 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Airbus A321neo?
Delta Air Lines operates the largest US Airbus A321neo fleet, with about 87 aircraft.
What is the busiest Airbus A321neo route?
The busiest US route flown by the Airbus A321neo is LAX–ORD, with about 4,849 departures over the trailing 12 months.
Which airline flies the Airbus A321neo the most?
Frontier Airlines flies the most Airbus A321neo capacity in US service, with about 18.9M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.
How many passengers does the Airbus A321neo carry?
The Airbus A321neo carried about 65.9M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.
What is the longest Airbus A321neo flight?
The longest US route flown by the Airbus A321neo is EWR–MXP, about 4,010 miles, flown by La Compagnie.
How many airports does the Airbus A321neo serve?
The Airbus A321neo serves about 109 US airports across 28 countries, led by Los Angeles (LAX).
How old is the average Airbus A321neo?
The US Airbus A321neo fleet averages about 3.5 yr.
How common is the Airbus A321neo in US fleets?
The Airbus A321neo is the 8th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Airbus A321neo flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
OnBoardHD
TRIP REPORT | Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday! Or Yes? | Malaga to Birmingham | JET2 Airbus A321Neo
21:35 · Dec 2025
Jeb Brooks
Delta Airlines BRAND NEW A321neo First Class from Boston to SFO
11:25 · May 2022
The Layover Aviation
Trip Report | India’s Best Airline? | Mumbai - Dubai | Vistara Economy Class | Airbus A321neo
20:03 · Jul 2022
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