N516DA
Airbus A321-271NX · built 2022
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on March 18, 2003.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
Usually based at JFK
Most frequent routes
- LAX → JFK6%
- JFK → LAX6%
- LGA → ATL5%
- OGG → SEA5%
- JFK → ATL5%
- MSP → PHL5%
- OGG → LAX4%
- ATL → SLC4%
- DEN → BOS4%
- HNL → SLC4%
Last seen
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from November 2022 to July 2026 — 3,388 flights. Last reported flight: July 31, 2026, Delta Air Lines, LIH → LAX.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | November 2022 | July 2026 | 3,388 |
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 11,841 reported flights from January 1995 to January 2003 predate the airframe built in 2022 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N516DA.
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | January 1995 | January 2003 | 11,841 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2022 to 2025, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | 2022 | 2025 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2022 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N516DA.
- March 14, 2000Accident
failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend for undetermined reasons.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records
No TSB occurrence records for this airframe.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 1 TSB record predates the airframe built in 2022 and belongs to earlier aircraft that carried N516DA.
- November 16, 1990Incident
A/c departed calgary, 500' agl #3 engine spooled down. Pilot requested cfr, a/c returned to land. #3fuel control unit found
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).