Airbus A321neo vs Cirrus SR20: Specs Compared

ASupport aircraft

Airbus A321neo

Single-aisle airliner

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Cirrus SR20 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Light aircraft

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Airbus A321neoLength

44.51 m

Length source ↗

Cirrus SR20SR20-G3 · Length

7.92 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

44.51m

7.92mSR20-G3 · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

44.51 m

Length

Single source

44.51 m (146 ft)^[source]

7.92 m

SR20-G3 · Length

Single source

26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)^[source]

35.8m

11.68mSR20-G3 · Wingspan

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

35.8 m

Wingspan

Single source

35.80 m (117 ft 5 in)^[source]

11.68 m

SR20-G3 · Wingspan

Single source

38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)^[source]

11.76m

2.72mSR20-G3 · Height

Height

All recorded figures & sources

11.76 m

Height

Single source

11.76 m (38.6 ft)^[source]

2.72 m

SR20-G3 · Height

Single source

8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)^[source]

93.5 t (206,100 lb)

1.4tGross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

93.5 t (206,100 lb)^[source]

964 kg

Empty; SR20-G3 · Empty weight

Single source

1,383 kg

Gross; SR20-G3 · Gross weight

Single source

2,126 lb (964 kg)^[source]

3,050 lb (1,383 kg)^[source]

Two

1SR20-G3 · pilot

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

Two^[source]

1 people

SR20-G3 · pilot

Single source

1 pilot^[source]

876km/hMaximum; Speed · source measurement 5

287km/hCruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

833.4 km/h

Maximum; Cruise: Mach 0.78 (

Single source

833.640192 km/h

Maximum; ) Max.: Mach 0.82 (

Single source

833 km/h

Maximum; Speed · source measurement 2

Single source

875.996 km/h

Maximum; Speed · source measurement 4

Single source

876 km/h

Maximum; Speed · source measurement 5

Single source

875.483136 km/h

Maximum; Speed · source measurement 6

Single source

Cruise: Mach 0.78 (450 kn; 833 km/h; 518 mph) Max.: Mach 0.82 (473 kn; 876 km/h; 544 mph)^[source]

287 km/h

Cruise; SR20-G3 · TAS

Single source

155 kn (178 mph, 287 km/h) TAS^[source]

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150kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

150 kW

SR20-G3 · 1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine

Single source

1 × Continental IO-360-ES six cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine , 200 hp (150 kW)^[source]

25tMaximum payload

—

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

25,000 kg

Maximum payload

Single source

25 t (55,100 lb)^[source]

11,900–12,100mCeiling

5,300mSR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11,900–12,100 m

Ceiling

Single source

39,100–39,800 ft (11,900–12,100 m)^[source]

5,300 m

SR20-G3 · Service ceiling

Single source

17,500 ft (5,300 m)^[source]

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4.2m/sSR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.21 m/s

SR20-G3 · 828 ft/min (

Single source

828 ft/min (4.21 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Airbus A321neo and Cirrus SR20 configuration
Specification	Airbus A321neo	Cirrus SR20
Type	Single-aisle airliner^[source]	Light aircraft^[source]
National origin	Multi-national^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Airbus^[source]	Cirrus Aircraft^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Primary users	Wizz Air IndiGo American Airlines Delta Air Lines^[source]	—
Number built	1,752 as of June 2025^[source]	2,084 (through 2025)^[source]
Manufactured	2014–present^[source]	1999–present^[source]
Introduction date	31 May 2017, with Virgin America^[source]	—
First flight	9 February 2016^[source]	21 March 1995^[source]
Developed from	Airbus A321 Airbus A320neo family^[source]	—
Operating empty weight	50.1 t (110,500 lb)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	23,490 L (6,210 US gal)^[source]	—
Developed into	—	Cirrus SR22^[source]
Capacity	—	3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]
Propellers	—	3-bladed^[source]
Stall speed	—	56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]

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Airbus A321neo

Cirrus SR20

Type

Single-aisle airliner^[source]

Light aircraft^[source]

National origin

Multi-national^[source]

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Airbus^[source]

Cirrus Aircraft^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Primary users

Wizz Air IndiGo American Airlines Delta Air Lines^[source]

—

Number built

1,752 as of June 2025^[source]

2,084 (through 2025)^[source]

Manufactured

2014–present^[source]

1999–present^[source]

Introduction date

31 May 2017, with Virgin America^[source]

—

First flight

9 February 2016^[source]

21 March 1995^[source]

Developed from

Airbus A321 Airbus A320neo family^[source]

—

Operating empty weight

50.1 t (110,500 lb)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

23,490 L (6,210 US gal)^[source]

—

Developed into

—

Cirrus SR22^[source]

Capacity

—

3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating in post-2012 models)^[source]

Propellers

—

3-bladed^[source]

Stall speed

—

56 kn (64 mph, 104 km/h) CAS^[source]