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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-7131Active

RegistrationUSN991AU

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2016 in Hamburg. Operates for American 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

Seats216 (F20 · C20 · W35 · Y141)

First flight2016

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerAmerican Airlines

MSN7131

Hex / ICAO 24-bitADD66D

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 Dallas/Fort Worth it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima5,424 km BOGBogota3,933 km PTYTocumen3,210 km SEASeattle2,668 km JFKNew York2,235 km

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon7,627 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.

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Seating layout

20First

20Business

35Premium

141Economy

216 seats in total

Airports

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

Flight logbook

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

2025

American Airlines · 1,253 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2024

American Airlines · 1,332 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Charlotte (CLT) → Orlando (MCO)

2023

American Airlines · 1,202 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2022

American Airlines · 1,047 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

41 days inactive

2021

American Airlines · 1,005 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

2020

American Airlines · 756 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)

2019

American Airlines · 1,160 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (LGA)

2018

American Airlines · 1,167 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: New York (LGA) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2018.

Aircraft chronology

2016

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Sep 19, 2016

Delivered to Airbus USA

Delivered to Airbus USA as F-WZMK.

Sep 30, 2016

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Jun 30, 2017

Accident at Chicago, Illinois

On June 30, 2017, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration N991AU), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 30 June 2017, at about 21:30, while taxiing at Chicago-O'Hare airport, the wing of an Airbus A321 (registration N991AU) on American Airlines flight 1162 clipped the horizontal stabiliser of a Bombardier CRJ200 (registration N862AS) operated by SkyWest as Eagle 3047. The CRJ200 had landed and was taxiing to the terminal behind another aircraft on taxiway A7 when the queue had to stop because the aircraft ahead halted unexpectedly, leaving the CRJ200's tail protruding. The A321, taxiing on taxiway A, perpendicular to A7, manoeuvred around that tail, but its left wingtip (the sharklet) struck the CRJ200's stabiliser. The Airbus suffered minor damage and the CRJ200 significant damage; there were no injuries on either. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Jun 16, 2025

Incident at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport

On June 16, 2025, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration N991AU), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: American Airlines.

Source: American Airlines

Operators

2016-09-19

Airbus USA

Registration F-WZMK · Lessor: Mobile

2016-09-30

American Airlines

Registration N991AU

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BibTeX

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