N680NK

This airframe, registration N680NK, is an Airbus A321-231 (WL) built in 2017 with manufacturer serial number 7870. The aircraft is owned by Spirit Airlines, Inc., a corporation based in Miramar, FL, United States, and is operated in a high-density configuration for the carrier. The airframe is registered in the US and carries a market valuation of $46,000,000; its build year and configuration place it among late-model single-aisle jets retained for dense short- to medium-haul operations. No separate ownership transfers or notable registry actions beyond its current corporate ownership are published in the supplied data.

The cabin of N680NK is a high-density single-class layout installed for Spirit Airlines, accommodating approximately 220 seats, reflecting the carrier’s ultra-low-cost model and maximizing passenger capacity per flight. Typical mission profiles for this airframe are short- to medium-range point-to-point services within a roughly 2,850 nm operational radius at normal cruise speeds near 470 kts, operating from the carrier’s base of operations in Miramar, FL, United States. Avionics and systems standard to the A321-231 (WL) family support operations up to a service ceiling of 39,000 ft. Maintenance considerations for this specific aircraft center on the IAE V2533-A5 engine type and the wear patterns associated with high-density, high-frequency rotations common to low-cost carrier schedules.

The Airbus A321-231 (WL) airframe to which N680NK belongs occupies the single-aisle, high-capacity niche within Airbus’s A320 family, offering extended range versus earlier A321 variants due to winglets (WL) and weight/power choices. Competing models include stretched single-aisle variants from both the Airbus family and Boeing’s 737 series; demand from carriers favoring dense seating and efficient per-seat economics remains strong. Resale and maintenance considerations reflect its 2017 manufacture date, the IAE V2533-A5 engine commonality, and the aircraft’s configuration optimized for high-utilization low-cost operations.