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Airbus A320neo (A320-251N)

A320-8402Active

RegistrationUSN338FR

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFrontier Airlines

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Airbus A320neo (A320-251N) built in 2018 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operates for Frontier Airlines.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 26,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

EnginesN/A

PropulsionTurbofan

First flight2018

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerFrontier Airlines

MSN8402

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA3B414

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Denver it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota4,964 km PTYTocumen4,242 km HAVHavana2,810 km MIAMiami2,749 km CUNCancún2,689 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima6,433 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025

Frontier Airlines · 1,221 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Cincinnati (CVG)

2024

Frontier Airlines · 1,344 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Washington (DCA)

2023

Frontier Airlines · 1,497 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)

2022

Frontier Airlines · 1,207 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Las Vegas (LAS)

2021

Frontier Airlines · 1,257 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Washington (DCA)

2020

Frontier Airlines · 993 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Salt Lake City (SLC) → Denver (DEN)

2019

Frontier Airlines · 1,645 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Denver (DEN) → Las Vegas (LAS)

2018

Frontier Airlines · 524 flights during the year · base Denver (DEN)

Main route of the year: Las Vegas (LAS) → Jacksonville (JAX)

Aircraft chronology

2018

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Aug 30, 2018

Delivered to Frontier Airlines

Delivered to Frontier Airlines as N338FR.

Oct 20, 2024

Incident at Houston-William P. Hobby (HOU) Airport

On October 20, 2024, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration N338FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston-William P. Hobby (HOU) Airport (United States) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Frontier Airlines.

Source: Frontier Airlines

Operators

2018-08-30

Frontier Airlines

Registration N338FR

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BibTeX

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