Delta Air Lines Is A Major Airbus A321neo Operator: These Are The Top 10 Routes In August
Published on August 07, 2025
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Delta Air Lines has more flights on Airbus A321neo aircraft in August than any other operator worldwide except IndiGo, the Wizz Air Group, China Southern, and American. Delta has a typical 220 daily round-trip flights on it, of which nine in ten services are domestic. These findings are from examining the airline's schedule submission to Cirium Diio.
According to the latest ch-aviation information, the SkyTeam member has 78 A321neos. It accounts for about 8% of its mainline fleet. Its first A321neo was delivered in March 2022, with its most recent delivery (as of early August) being on July 17, 2025. Most of the subfleet have 194 seats, slightly more than Delta's A321ceos. While not yet flying, some will have just 148 seats, with 16 Delta One seats, which will turn into fully flat beds. The high-premium frames are currently parked but will be flown on premium transcon routes.
Delta's 10 Most Popular A321neo Routes In August
DL's top 10 A321neo routes in August 2025Photo: GCMap
Including a handful of one-off and other infrequent services, the Airbus variant is deployed on 87 routes during the examined peak summer month. Some 79 airport pairs are domestic, and eight are international (all of which are to the Caribbean and Mexico). Two-thirds of the routes are served at least daily.
Ten links have at least three daily A321neo departures, all of which are included in the following table. They do not have the country's highest load factors. The ten airport pairs include Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. At 320 nautical miles (593 km) each way—so close to being an apt 321—it is Delta's shortest route on the A321neo this month. With 106 departures, Cirium shows that no other month has thus far had so many services on the large, modern, narrowbody variant.
August Departures On The A321neo*
Route
% Of Flights On The A321neo
132 (four to five daily)
Minneapolis to Los Angeles
63%
124 (four daily)
New York JFK to Salt Lake City
100%
124 (four daily)
New York JFK to Seattle
100%
116 (three to four daily)
Los Angeles to Orlando
100%
106 (two to four daily)
Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
73%
93 (three daily)
Minneapolis to Anchorage
100%
93 (three daily)
New York JFK to San Juan
100%
93 (three daily)
New York JFK to Santiago (DR)
100%
93 (three daily)
Salt Lake City to Boston
100%
93 (three daily)
Salt Lake City to Orlando
92%
* Double for both ways
New York JFK Is Delta's Top A321neo Airport
Delta A321neo JFKPhoto: Aero Icarus | Flickr
The A321neo will be flown to 37 US and international airports in August. Of these, New York JFK has more flights than any other facility. It has 62 of the variant's total 220 daily round-trip movements, equivalent to 28% of the total. The A321neo is the SkyTeam carrier's second most common equipment at the Big Apple airport. It operates 15% of Delta's flights there. Only Endeavor Air's CRJ900s, operating for Delta Connection, have more activity.
The A321neo has 16 routes from JFK in August, all but two of which are served at least daily. The exceptions are Denver (August 2 and 9 only) and Los Angeles (August 30 only). Six of the 16 links are international: Aruba, Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Santiago (DR), and Santo Domingo. JFK has 84% of Delta's A321neo's international movements, vastly more than the two other airports: Los Angeles (daily to Los Cabos) and Seattle (five weekly to Cancun).
This Is The Longest Route In August
DL A321neoPhoto: Nate Nickell | Flickr
Across all 87 routes, Delta's average A321neo stage length is 1,629 nautical miles (3,017 km). This is almost double the airline's average narrowbody route length and longer than for all of its other single-aisle equipment. Given the newness of the variant, its fuel efficiency, and relatively high capacity, all of which contribute to lower seat-mile costs, that's unsurprising.
At 2,595 nautical miles (4,806 km), Detroit to Anchorage is Delta's longest route on the equipment. The airport pair first saw the A321neo in May 2025, with a daily summer seasonal service. DL1134 leaves Michigan at 17:58 and gets to Alaska at 20:55/20:58. Returning, DL2059 departs at 22:30/22:35 and returns at 08:45/08:50. The A321neo replaced the characterful Boeing 757, which has an older product, higher fuel burn, and a greater maintenance requirement, but with lower ownership costs.
According to the latest ch-aviation information, the SkyTeam member has 78 A321neos. It accounts for about 8% of its mainline fleet. Its first A321neo was delivered in March 2022, with its most recent delivery (as of early August) being on July 17, 2025. Most of the subfleet have 194 seats, slightly more than Delta's A321ceos. While not yet flying, some will have just 148 seats, with 16 Delta One seats, which will turn into fully flat beds. The high-premium frames are currently parked but will be flown on premium transcon routes.
Delta's 10 Most Popular A321neo Routes In August
DL's top 10 A321neo routes in August 2025Photo: GCMap
Including a handful of one-off and other infrequent services, the Airbus variant is deployed on 87 routes during the examined peak summer month. Some 79 airport pairs are domestic, and eight are international (all of which are to the Caribbean and Mexico). Two-thirds of the routes are served at least daily.
Ten links have at least three daily A321neo departures, all of which are included in the following table. They do not have the country's highest load factors. The ten airport pairs include Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. At 320 nautical miles (593 km) each way—so close to being an apt 321—it is Delta's shortest route on the A321neo this month. With 106 departures, Cirium shows that no other month has thus far had so many services on the large, modern, narrowbody variant.
August Departures On The A321neo*
Route
% Of Flights On The A321neo
132 (four to five daily)
Minneapolis to Los Angeles
63%
124 (four daily)
New York JFK to Salt Lake City
100%
124 (four daily)
New York JFK to Seattle
100%
116 (three to four daily)
Los Angeles to Orlando
100%
106 (two to four daily)
Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
73%
93 (three daily)
Minneapolis to Anchorage
100%
93 (three daily)
New York JFK to San Juan
100%
93 (three daily)
New York JFK to Santiago (DR)
100%
93 (three daily)
Salt Lake City to Boston
100%
93 (three daily)
Salt Lake City to Orlando
92%
* Double for both ways
New York JFK Is Delta's Top A321neo Airport
Delta A321neo JFKPhoto: Aero Icarus | Flickr
The A321neo will be flown to 37 US and international airports in August. Of these, New York JFK has more flights than any other facility. It has 62 of the variant's total 220 daily round-trip movements, equivalent to 28% of the total. The A321neo is the SkyTeam carrier's second most common equipment at the Big Apple airport. It operates 15% of Delta's flights there. Only Endeavor Air's CRJ900s, operating for Delta Connection, have more activity.
The A321neo has 16 routes from JFK in August, all but two of which are served at least daily. The exceptions are Denver (August 2 and 9 only) and Los Angeles (August 30 only). Six of the 16 links are international: Aruba, Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Santiago (DR), and Santo Domingo. JFK has 84% of Delta's A321neo's international movements, vastly more than the two other airports: Los Angeles (daily to Los Cabos) and Seattle (five weekly to Cancun).
This Is The Longest Route In August
DL A321neoPhoto: Nate Nickell | Flickr
Across all 87 routes, Delta's average A321neo stage length is 1,629 nautical miles (3,017 km). This is almost double the airline's average narrowbody route length and longer than for all of its other single-aisle equipment. Given the newness of the variant, its fuel efficiency, and relatively high capacity, all of which contribute to lower seat-mile costs, that's unsurprising.
At 2,595 nautical miles (4,806 km), Detroit to Anchorage is Delta's longest route on the equipment. The airport pair first saw the A321neo in May 2025, with a daily summer seasonal service. DL1134 leaves Michigan at 17:58 and gets to Alaska at 20:55/20:58. Returning, DL2059 departs at 22:30/22:35 and returns at 08:45/08:50. The A321neo replaced the characterful Boeing 757, which has an older product, higher fuel burn, and a greater maintenance requirement, but with lower ownership costs.