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Aviation Analytics · Aircraft · numbers as of October 7, 2026

Who makes the fleet

981 makers are on the register with five aircraft or more, but three of them (Cessna, Piper, Beech) built 43% of everything flying.

981
makers with five or more aircraft
2,018
model families
a family groups the FAA's variants (172M, 172N, 172S) into one
72,697
Cessna aircraft registered
the largest maker

The biggest makers

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

Cessna72,697Piper44,838Beech17,451Cirrus Design Corp9,449DJI6,954Boeing6,665Mooney5,396Textron Aviation Inc4,393Aeronca3,951Zipline3,422Robinson Helicopter3,171Bell3,085Bombardier Inc3,030Bellanca2,699Raytheon Aircraft Company2,141Taylorcraft1,898Diamond Aircraft1,872Air Tractor Inc1,810Stinson1,730Grumman American Avn. Corp.1,676Champion1,604Airbus1,513Luscombe1,472Piper Aircraft Inc1,432Pilatus Aircraft Ltd1,355
The table (40 rows)
MakerAircraftMostlyMost common model
Cessna72,697Piston singles172M
Piper44,838Piston singlesPA-28-140
Beech17,451Piston singlesA36
Cirrus Design Corp9,449Piston singlesSR22
DJI6,954DronesAGRAS T40
Boeing6,665Airliners and large jetsA75N1(PT17)
Mooney5,396Piston singlesM20J
Textron Aviation Inc4,393Piston singles172S
Aeronca3,951Piston singles7AC
Zipline3,422DronesP2 ZIP
Robinson Helicopter3,171HelicoptersR44 II
Bell3,085Helicopters206B
Bombardier Inc3,030Business jetsBD-100-1A10
Bellanca2,699Piston singles7GCBC
Raytheon Aircraft Company2,141TurbopropsA36
Taylorcraft1,898Piston singlesBC12-D
Diamond Aircraft1,872Piston singlesDA 40
Air Tractor Inc1,810TurbopropsAT-802A
Stinson1,730Piston singles108-3
Grumman American Avn. Corp.1,676Piston singlesAA-5B
Champion1,604Piston singles7ECA
Airbus1,513Airliners and large jetsA321-231
Luscombe1,472Piston singles8A
Piper Aircraft Inc1,432Piston singlesPA-28-181
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd1,355TurbopropsPC-12/47E
Maule1,344Piston singlesM-5-235C
North American1,297Piston singlesNAVION
Gulfstream Aerospace1,228Business jetsGV-SP (G550)
Hylio1,211DronesHYL-150
Schweizer1,187GlidersSGS 2-33A
EAVision1,139DronesEA J100
American Champion Aircraft1,097Piston singles8KCAB
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp1,088Business jetsGVI (G650ER)
Socata1,057TurbopropsTBM 700
XAG1,009DronesP100 PRO
Aviat Aircraft Inc971Piston singlesA-1B
Vans Aircraft Inc961Piston singlesRV-12
Dassault Aviation931Business 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 20,669 registered, followed by the Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (18,619).

Cessna 172 Skyhawk20,669Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow18,619Cessna 182 Skylane11,828Cessna 1507,993Cirrus SR227,058Mooney M-206,247Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga3,917Piper J-3 Cub3,806Piper PA-18 Super Cub3,621Zipline P2 delivery drone3,422Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt2,940Boeing 7372,883Cessna 180 Skywagon2,606Beechcraft A36 Bonanza2,530Piper PA-24 Comanche2,427Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)2,355Cessna 177 Cardinal2,158Cessna 1702,084Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1,968Robinson R441,933DJI AGRAS T40 agricultural drone1,842Cessna 1401,838DJI AGRAS T50 agricultural drone1,702Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class1,692Beechcraft V35 Bonanza1,661
The table (40 rows)
Model familyAircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk20,669
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow18,619
Cessna 182 Skylane11,828
Cessna 1507,993
Cirrus SR227,058
Mooney M-206,247
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga3,917
Piper J-3 Cub3,806
Piper PA-18 Super Cub3,621
Zipline P2 delivery drone3,422
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt2,940
Boeing 7372,883
Cessna 180 Skywagon2,606
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza2,530
Piper PA-24 Comanche2,427
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)2,355
Cessna 177 Cardinal2,158
Cessna 1702,084
Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1,968
Robinson R441,933
DJI AGRAS T40 agricultural drone1,842
Cessna 1401,838
DJI AGRAS T50 agricultural drone1,702
Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class1,692
Beechcraft V35 Bonanza1,661
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1,657
Cessna 1521,637
Cirrus SR201,629
Cessna 210 Centurion1,526
Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger1,455
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ1,452
Pilatus PC-121,441
Luscombe 8 Silvaire1,420
Cessna 3101,410
Cessna A185 Skywagon1,372
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1,341
Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec1,316
Beechcraft 58 Baron1,295
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger1,286
Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion1,285

Where the numbers come from

  • FAA Civil Aviation Registry, data of 2026-10-05; model families grouped by this site

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