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Airbus A321-200

321 A321 Out of Production

A stretched development of the A320, the Airbus A321-200 is the largest member of the original A320 family. Nearly seven metres longer than the base model at 44.5 metres, it retains the 35.8-metre wingspan but raises maximum takeoff weight to 93,500 kg. Typical two-class seating is about 185, rising to 236 in a single-class cabin. Power comes from two CFM56-5B3/3 turbofans, giving a range near 5,950 km at 828 km/h. First flown in 1993, the -200 sold only modestly in its early years before demand accelerated sharply in the re-engined neo generation, where the A321 became the fastest-growing model in the family.

Dimensions

Length: 44,51 m
Wingspan: 35,80 m
Height: 11,76 m
Cabin Width: 3,70 m

Performance

Range: 5 950 km
Cruise Speed: 828 km/h
Max Speed: 871 km/h
Service Ceiling: 12 000 m
Category: medium-haul

Capacity

Typical Seats: 185
Max Seats: 236
Cargo Volume: 33,00 m³
Size: narrow-body

Engines

Count: 2
Type: Turbofan
Model: CFM56-5B3/3

Airlines (40)

Delta Air Lines 90 American Airlines 31 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 22 JetBlue Airways 13 Spirit Airlines 9 Wizz Air 8 Swiss International Air Lines 8 S7 Airlines 5 Frontier Airlines 5 Qatar Airways 4 Air France 4 Egyptair 3 Ural Airlines 3 VietJet Air 2 Lufthansa 2 Air Transat 2 Volaris 2 Jetstar Airways 2 Iberia Airlines 2 Turkish Airlines 2 Vueling Airlines 2 LAN Airlines 2 Air Berlin 2 Qantas 1 Jazeera Airways 1 British Airways 1 Aegean Airlines 1 Thai Vietjet Air 1 Germania 1 Air Astana 1 AlMasria Universal Airlines 1 Air India Limited 1 Finnair 1 Maldivian 1 Air Moldova 1 Asiana Airlines 1 Eurowings 1 Thomas Cook Airlines 1 Nile Air 1 Austrian Airlines 1

Family Variants

Airbus A321neo Airbus A321XLR

Engine Profiles

CFM International CFM56 International Aero Engines V2500

About Airbus A321-200

Variante allongée de l'A320, offrant une plus grande capacité pour les routes chargées. L'A321 a d'abord été difficile à vendre, mais est devenu le membre de la famille le plus en forte croissance dans sa génération neo.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Airbus A321-200 typically seats 185 passengers in a two-class configuration. In a high-density single-class layout, it can accommodate up to 220 passengers. The stretched fuselage is 44.5 m long, making it the largest member of the original A320 family and popular for high-demand domestic and medium-haul routes.

The Airbus A321-200 has a maximum range of approximately 5,950 km (3,200 nautical miles). Typical routes include transcontinental flights like New York to Los Angeles or London to the Canary Islands. Some airlines have equipped the A321-200 with additional fuel tanks for transatlantic operations under the A321LR concept predecessor configurations.

The A321-200 is a larger aircraft than the 737-900ER, carrying about 7 more passengers in typical configurations (185 vs 178). The A321 also offers a wider cabin at 3.70 m compared to the 737's 3.54 m. Both have similar ranges, but the A321-200 has larger overhead bins and a more spacious underfloor cargo hold, making it the preferred choice for airlines needing maximum single-aisle capacity.

The A321-200 looks like a stretched A320, with a noticeably longer fuselage that has four overwing emergency exits instead of two. It shares the same rounded nose, cockpit window shape, and wing design as other A320 family members. The easiest way to distinguish it from the A320 is the significantly longer cabin section both forward and aft of the wings.

The A321-200 has become increasingly important as airlines use it to replace older wide-body aircraft on thinner long-haul routes, a strategy known as right-sizing. American Airlines operates over 200 A321s, making it one of the largest single-type fleets. The aircraft also served as the foundation for the A321neo, A321LR, and A321XLR variants that are reshaping transatlantic travel economics.