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Aviation Analytics · Aircraft · numbers as of October 31, 2026

Who makes the fleet

984 makers are on the register with five aircraft or more, but three of them (Cessna, Piper, Beech) built 42% of everything flying.

  • Makers with five or more aircraft: 984
  • Model families: 2,022 (a family groups the FAA's variants (172M, 172N, 172S) into one)
  • Cessna aircraft registered: 72,684 (the largest maker)
984
makers with five or more aircraft
2,022
model families
a family groups the FAA's variants (172M, 172N, 172S) into one
72,684
Cessna aircraft registered
the largest maker

The biggest makers

Cessna alone accounts for 23% of the register; its most common model is the 172M.

Cessna72,684Piper44,848Beech17,447Cirrus Design Corp9,512DJI7,014Boeing6,676Mooney5,394Textron Aviation Inc4,419Aeronca3,953Zipline3,655Robinson Helicopter3,182Bell3,079Bombardier Inc3,036Bellanca2,698Raytheon Aircraft Company2,138Taylorcraft1,897Diamond Aircraft1,875Air Tractor Inc1,810Stinson1,730Grumman American Avn. Corp.1,675Champion1,603Airbus1,507Luscombe1,472Piper Aircraft Inc1,444Pilatus Aircraft Ltd1,363
The table (40 rows)
MakerAircraftMostlyMost common model
Cessna72684Piston singles172M
Piper44848Piston singlesPA-28-140
Beech17447Piston singlesA36
Cirrus Design Corp9512Piston singlesSR22
DJI7014DronesAGRAS T40
Boeing6676Airliners and large jetsA75N1(PT17)
Mooney5394Piston singlesM20J
Textron Aviation Inc4419Piston singles172S
Aeronca3953Piston singles7AC
Zipline3655DronesP2 ZIP
Robinson Helicopter3182HelicoptersR44 II
Bell3079Helicopters206B
Bombardier Inc3036Business jetsBD-100-1A10
Bellanca2698Piston singles7GCBC
Raytheon Aircraft Company2138TurbopropsA36
Taylorcraft1897Piston singlesBC12-D
Diamond Aircraft1875Piston singlesDA 40
Air Tractor Inc1810TurbopropsAT-802A
Stinson1730Piston singles108-3
Grumman American Avn. Corp.1675Piston singlesAA-5B
Champion1603Piston singles7ECA
Airbus1507Airliners and large jetsA321-231
Luscombe1472Piston singles8A
Piper Aircraft Inc1444Piston singlesPA-28-181
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd1363TurbopropsPC-12/47E
Maule1345Piston singlesM-5-235C
North American1297Piston singlesNAVION
Gulfstream Aerospace1225Business jetsGV-SP (G550)
Hylio1213DronesHYL-150
EAVision1193DronesEA J100
Schweizer1187GlidersSGS 2-33A
American Champion Aircraft1102Piston singles8KCAB
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp1089Business jetsGVI (G650ER)
Socata1058TurbopropsTBM 700
XAG1029DronesP100 PRO
Aviat Aircraft Inc971Piston singlesA-1B
Vans Aircraft Inc967Piston singlesRV-12
Dassault Aviation936Business jetsFALCON 2000EX
Dehavilland861Piston singlesDHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Mooney Aircraft Corp.852Piston singlesM20K

The biggest model families

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most common aircraft in the United States, with 20,680 registered, followed by the Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (18,639).

Cessna 172 Skyhawk20,680Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow18,639Cessna 182 Skylane11,834Cessna 1507,993Cirrus SR227,109Mooney M-206,245Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga3,916Piper J-3 Cub3,805Zipline P2 delivery drone3,655Piper PA-18 Super Cub3,620Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt2,942Boeing 7372,894Cessna 180 Skywagon2,605Beechcraft A36 Bonanza2,530Piper PA-24 Comanche2,428Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)2,355Cessna 177 Cardinal2,158Cessna 1702,085Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1,970Robinson R441,944DJI AGRAS T40 agricultural drone1,843Cessna 1401,839DJI AGRAS T50 agricultural drone1,710Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class1,692Beechcraft V35 Bonanza1,661
The table (40 rows)
Model familyAircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk20680
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow18639
Cessna 182 Skylane11834
Cessna 1507993
Cirrus SR227109
Mooney M-206245
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga3916
Piper J-3 Cub3805
Zipline P2 delivery drone3655
Piper PA-18 Super Cub3620
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt2942
Boeing 7372894
Cessna 180 Skywagon2605
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza2530
Piper PA-24 Comanche2428
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)2355
Cessna 177 Cardinal2158
Cessna 1702085
Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1970
Robinson R441944
DJI AGRAS T40 agricultural drone1843
Cessna 1401839
DJI AGRAS T50 agricultural drone1710
Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class1692
Beechcraft V35 Bonanza1661
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1653
Cessna 1521636
Cirrus SR201632
Cessna 210 Centurion1527
Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger1453
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ1451
Pilatus PC-121446
Luscombe 8 Silvaire1420
Cessna 3101410
Cessna A185 Skywagon1372
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1344
Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec1315
Beechcraft 58 Baron1295
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger1286
Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion1282

Where the numbers come from

  • FAA Civil Aviation Registry, data of 2026-10-30; model families grouped by this site

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