Aircraft comparison

Airbus A321neo vs Airbus A321XLR

A Variant
Airbus A321neo illustration

Airbus A321neo

Airbus · a variant of the Airbus A321

Still in production
2016First flight206Typical passengers6,482 kmRange

The A321 with new-generation engines: 206 seats in two classes and 3,500 nm (6,482 km) of range without auxiliary tanks; with the Cabin Flex door layout (-NX models) it is certified for 97 t and 244 seats (93.5 t with the standard doors, -N). It first flew in 2016, entered service with Virgin America in 2017 and is the basis of the LR and XLR.

VariantsA321ceoA321neoA321LRA321XLR
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B Variant
Airbus A321XLR illustration

Airbus A321XLR

Airbus · a variant of the Airbus A321

Still in production
2022First flight206Typical passengers8,704 kmRange

The extra-long-range A321neo: a permanent rear centre tank (RCT, 12,900 l) and 101 t MTOW to fly up to 4,700 nm (8,700 km), about 11 hours; it first flew in 2022 and entered service with Iberia in 2024.

VariantsA321ceoA321neoA321LRA321XLR
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Natural rivals

In a nutshell

The Airbus A321XLR flies 2,222 km farther non-stop than the Airbus A321neo. That difference is like a Miami–Bogotá flight.

The Airbus A321neo first flew 6 years before the Airbus A321XLR.

To scale

Parked side by side at the same scale: each drawing is as wide as the aircraft is long (the chosen variant or, when the model is chosen, its representative variant).

AAirbus A321neo
Airbus A321 illustration
44.5 m · 146 ft
BAirbus A321XLR
Airbus A321 illustration
44.5 m · 146 ft
10 m

Figure by figure

Each bar is measured against the largest in the comparison; the crown marks the leader.

Passengers and range
A206up to 244
B206up to 244
A6,482 km3,500 NM
B8,704 km4,700 NM
A7 h 50 min
B10 h 31 min
Speed and altitude
Cruise speedA Mach 0.78 · B Mach 0.78
A828 km/h447 kt
B828 km/h447 kt
A12,131 m39,800 ft
B12,131 m39,800 ft
Size
Length
A44.5 m146 ft
B44.5 m146 ft
A35.8 m117 ft
B35.8 m117 ft
Height
A11.8 m39 ft
B11.8 m39 ft
Weights
A97,000 kg213,848 lb
B101,000 kg222,667 lb
A50,100 kg110,451 lb
BNo data
Production
Units built
A2,263
BNo data

Lifeline

From each model's first flight to the end of its production.

AAirbus A321neo2016 → today
BAirbus A321XLR2022 → today
20102020

Figures for each variant (and, when the model is chosen, for its most representative variant), taken from manufacturers' published specifications and standard aviation references: every configuration changes them somewhat. A specific aircraft takes its variant's figures when its designation identifies it unambiguously, plus the data in its own record.

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