--- title: "Airbus A321neo: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "Airbus A321neo — 180–220 seats typically, 7,400 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (Wizz Air, IndiGo, Delta Air Lines) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a321neo --- Airbus # Airbus A321neo The A321neo is the longest member of Airbus's A320neo family, a stretched A320neo with new-generation CFM LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines. It typically seats around 180 to 220 passengers and has become Airbus's most-ordered model, used both on busy short-haul routes and, in its longer-range LR and XLR versions, on transatlantic flights. **Typical seats** 180–220 **Range** 7,400 km **First flight** February 2016 **In service since** May 2017 _\[Image: Delta Air Lines A321neo N517DN on final approach to Boston Logan\]_ Delta Air Lines A321neo N517DN on final approach to Boston Logan. Photo: [4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delta%5FA321neo%5FN517DN%5Fon%5Ffinal%5Fapproach%5Fto%5FBoston%5FOct%5F2024.jpg), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** Airbus **ICAO / IATA code** A21N / 32Q **First flight** 9 February 2016 **Entered service** 31 May 2017, with Virgin America **Status** In production **Engines** 2 × CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM **Range** 7,400 km (3,996 nmi) **Cruise speed** Mach 0.82 **Length** 44.51 m **Wingspan** 35.8 m **Height** 11.76 m **Cabin width** 3.7 m **Max take-off weight** 97 t ## Seats and cabin layout Airbus quotes 180–220 seats in a typical 2-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 244 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### Airbus’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [Airbus A321 Aircraft Characteristics – Airport and Maintenance Planning (Rev. Jul 15/25), §2-4-1 Interior Arrangements – Typical Configuration, Two-Class](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2025-07/AC%5FA321%5F20250715.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. - First - Economy ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----- | | [Wizz Air](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-03-wizz-air-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a321neo) | 239 economy | 239 | | [Delta Air Lines](https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/airbus/a321-neo) | 20 first · 60 premium economy · 114 economy | 194 | | [American Airlines](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/Perfect-fit-Why-Americans-new-Airbus-A321neo-is-the-right-plane-at-the-right-time/default.aspx) | 20 first · 47 premium economy · 129 economy | 196 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the A321neo The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - Wizz Air 206 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - IndiGo 188 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - Delta Air Lines 103 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - China Southern Airlines 101 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - American Airlines 93 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) ## Safety record Every fatal accident and hull loss involving the A321neo, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/A21N). 1. 8 May 2026 · Denver International Airport, USA ### Frontier Airlines flight F9 4345 During the take-off roll from runway 17L the aircraft struck a person who had climbed the perimeter fence and walked onto the runway; the take-off was rejected, a brief engine fire followed and all 231 people on board were evacuated by slide. 1 killed · no official report published · [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Faccidents%5Fand%5Fincidents%5Finvolving%5Fthe%5FAirbus%5FA320%5Ffamily#Airbus%5FA321neo) ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the A321neo have? Airbus quotes 180 to 220 seats in a typical two-class layout, and the type is certified for up to 244 passengers. Airline layouts vary widely: Wizz Air fits 239 seats in one class, while Delta uses 194 seats across three cabins. ### Which airlines fly the A321neo? According to Airbus's delivery data at the end of August 2026, the largest A321neo operators were Wizz Air, IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, China Southern Airlines and American Airlines. ### Is the A321neo safe? Yes. The A321neo has had no accident that killed anyone on board and no confirmed hull loss. In May 2026 a Frontier A321neo struck and killed a trespasser on the runway in Denver during take-off; everyone on board was evacuated. ### How far can the A321neo fly? Airbus quotes up to about 7,400 km (4,000 nautical miles) for the A321neo with extra fuel tanks, the version sold as the A321LR. The standard high-density version is rated at about 6,300 km, and the separate A321XLR goes further still. ## Other aircraft - [Airbus A220-300 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a220-300) - [Airbus A320neo →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a320neo) - [Boeing 737-800 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/boeing-737-800) - [All aircraft →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft) ### Further reading - [The airport codes that make no sense](https://orbitflights.app/blog/airport-codes-that-make-no-sense) - [How flight radar actually works, and why your trail vanishes when you land](https://orbitflights.app/blog/how-flight-radar-works) - [Flight tracker or flight log — which one do you actually want?](https://orbitflights.app/blog/flight-tracker-or-flight-log) ## Every flight you’ve taken, on one globe. Orbit is a flight logbook. Add the airports and the date, and it works out the distance, the hours, the countries and the milestones. [Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [Airbus — A321neo aircraft page (dimensions, range, MTOW, seating) ↗](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a320-family/a321neo) - [Airbus — A321 Aircraft Characteristics, Airport and Maintenance Planning (Rev. Jul 2025) ↗](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2025-07/AC%5FA321%5F20250715.pdf) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.064 (A318/A319/A320/A321), Issue 62, maximum seating capacity ↗](https://easa.europa.eu/downloads/16507/en) - [Airbus — Orders & Deliveries, August 2026 (in-fleet by operator) ↗](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - [AIN — Airbus A321neo flies for the first time (9 Feb 2016) ↗](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-09/airbus-a321neo-flies-first-time) - [AIN — Airbus delivers first A321neo to Virgin America (service entry 31 May 2017) ↗](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-04-20/airbus-delivers-first-a321neo-virgin-america) - [Wikipedia — List of aircraft type designators (A21N / 32Q) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Faircraft%5Ftype%5Fdesignators) - [Wikidata — Airbus A321neo ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30914140) - [Delta — Airbus A321neo seat maps and specs ↗](https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/airbus/a321-neo) - [American Airlines Newsroom — Why American's new A321neo is the right plane (2019) ↗](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/Perfect-fit-Why-Americans-new-Airbus-A321neo-is-the-right-plane-at-the-right-time/default.aspx) - [American Airlines Newsroom — Hello, neo (196 seats) ↗](https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/Hello-neo-American-Airlines-Welcomes-Its-Newest-Aircraft-to-the-Fleet/default.aspx) - [Airbus — Wizz Air takes delivery of its first A321neo (239 seats) ↗](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-03-wizz-air-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a321neo) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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