Aircraft / Airbus
Airbus A321
A narrow-body jet airliner from Airbus, first flown in 1993. It typically seats about 185 passengers and can fly up to 5,950 km.
- Maker
- Airbus
- Family
- A320 family
- First flight
- 1993
- Typical seats
- 185
- Range
- 5,950 km3,213 nmi
- Length
- 44.5 m
- Engines
- 2 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- A321
Other A320 family variants
- A320 (1987)
- A319 (1995)
- A318 (2002)
- A320neo (2014)
- A321neo (2016)
- A319neo (2017)
- A321LR (2018)
- A321XLR (2022)
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Test yourself
1Does the A321 fly further or less far than the 727-200?
The A321 flies up to 5,950 km, 1,250 km further than the 727-200.
2Does the A321 seat more or fewer passengers than the A320?
The A321 typically seats 185, 35 more than the A320.
3Did the A321 first fly later or earlier than the 737-400?
The A321 first flew in 1993, 5 years later than the 737-400.
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