Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) · N663NK · Spirit Airlines

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-6994Active
RegistrationUSN663NK
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OperatorSpirit Airlines
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
10logbook years
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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2016 in Hamburg. Operates for Spirit Airlines.

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Nearly new · 10 years · ≈ 34,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× N/A
PropulsionTurbofan
Built inHamburgo, Alemania
OwnerSpirit Airlines
MSN6994
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A321

Figures for the A321-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length44.5 m146 ft
Wingspan35.8 m117 ft
Height11.8 m39 ft
Range5,926 km3,200 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 weight93,500 kg206,132 lb
Maximum payload45,000 kg99,208 lbIts 185 passengers with baggage would weigh about 18.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity185 passengersUp to 230 in a high-density layout
Endurance7 h 09 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,926 km range, from Fort Lauderdale it could fly non-stop as far as:

Beyond its rangeGRUSão Paulo6,590 km

The type first flew in 1993 (33 years ago) · About 3,400 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.

Flight logbook

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

2025
Spirit Airlines · 1,286 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
2024
Spirit Airlines · 1,229 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)
2023
Spirit Airlines · 1,276 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
2022
Spirit Airlines · 1,254 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
2021
Spirit Airlines · 1,258 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → New York (LGA)
2020
Spirit Airlines · 909 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Chicago (ORD)
71 days inactive
2019
Spirit Airlines · 1,418 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
2018
Spirit Airlines · 1,393 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Aircraft chronology

2016
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.
Feb 26, 2016
Delivered to Spirit Airlines
Delivered to Spirit Airlines as N663NK.
Apr 2020
Parked due to COVID-19
In April 2020, the A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N663NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was parked. Source: BTS.
What happened
The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: BTS (United States Department of Transportation).
Source: BTS
Jul 28, 2021
Incident at Orlando
On July 28, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N663NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Spirit Airlines.
Source: Spirit Airlines

Operators

2016-02-26
Registration N663NK

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Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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BibTeX

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