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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-8473Active

RegistrationUSN997JL

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorJetBlue Airways

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2incidents

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2018 in Hamburg. Operates for JetBlue Airways.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 27,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats200 (Y200)

First flight2018

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerJetBlue Airways

MSN8473

Hex / ICAO 24-bitADED77

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 Boston it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main5,889 km AMSAmsterdam5,548 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)5,535 kmMADMadrid5,473 km LHRLondon5,240 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima6,079 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

200Economy

200 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

JetBlue Airways · 542 flights during the year · base Boston (BOS)

Main route of the year: New York (JFK) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

2024

JetBlue Airways · 608 flights during the year · base Boston (BOS)

Main route of the year: Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Boston (BOS)

33 days inactive

2023

JetBlue Airways · 892 flights during the year · base Boston (BOS)

Main route of the year: Boston (BOS) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

2022

JetBlue Airways · 917 flights during the year · base Boston (BOS)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Boston (BOS)

2021

JetBlue Airways · 630 flights during the year · base New York (JFK)

Main route of the year: New York (JFK) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

2020

JetBlue Airways · 560 flights during the year · base New York (JFK)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Boston (BOS)

30 days inactive

2019

JetBlue Airways · 807 flights during the year · base New York (JFK)

Main route of the year: New York (JFK) → Orlando (MCO)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2019.

Aircraft chronology

2018

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Sep 21, 2018

Delivered to JetBlue Airways

Delivered to JetBlue Airways as N997JL.

Oct 18, 2018

Incident at Fort Lauderdale

On October 18, 2018, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N997JL), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.

Source: JetBlue Airways

Sep 3, 2020

Incident at Fort Lauderdale

On September 3, 2020, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N997JL), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.

Source: JetBlue Airways

Operators

2018-09-21

JetBlue Airways

Registration N997JL

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