Drones
19,059 on the U.S. register. Drones that must be registered like an airplane: anything over 55 pounds, and drones flown under an FAA waiver. Crop sprayers, delivery drones, defense and light-show fleets.
Makers top 15
Models top 15
Registrations by year latest certificate held
Registrations by year, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 323 |
| 2016 | 394 |
| 2017 | 230 |
| 2018 | 176 |
| 2019 | 197 |
| 2020 | 283 |
| 2021 | 432 |
| 2022 | 672 |
| 2023 | 1,405 |
| 2024 | 2,780 |
| 2025 | 4,444 |
| 2026 | 5,734 |
Who owns them
LLC7,364 (39%)Corporation6,802 (36%)Individual2,338 (12%)Not stated1,139 (6%)Government1,132 (6%)Partnership133 (0.7%)Non-citizen corporation112 (0.6%)Co-owned39 (0.2%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 7,364 | 39% |
| Corporation | 6,802 | 36% |
| Individual | 2,338 | 12% |
| Not stated | 1,139 | 6% |
| Government | 1,132 | 6% |
| Partnership | 133 | 0.7% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 112 | 0.6% |
| Co-owned | 39 | 0.2% |
By state top 12
Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies
Zipline International INC3,001Hylio INC702Pixis Drones LLC646Amazon.Com Services LLC611Anduril Industries INC420Shield Ai INC407Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC325Nuway AG LLC310Agri Spray Drones LLC271Terraplex AG LLC139Skyskopes INC90Pyka INC67
Largest fleets, as a table
Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are not listed at this time. All drones fleets
Aircraft newest registrations first · 19,059 in all
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N579TL | Walkera TALI H500 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N530NU | Nasa Langley Research Center MARS ELECTRIC FLYER |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707A | DJI S-800 SPREADINGWINGS |
Airborne Information Systems Maumelle, Arkansas |
None on file | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914FS | Swift Radioplanes Llc LYNX |
Center for Disaster Risk Policy Tallahassee, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233LL | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522LP | Leptron Industrial Robotic Hel LEPTRON RDASS |
Guernsey County Sheriffs Office Cambridge, Ohio |
None on file | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N589GG | Mikado Usa LOGO 800 XXTREME |
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia |
None on file | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N620CP | Yamaha RMAX TYPE II |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
None on file | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433GT | Navmar Applied Sciences TIGER SHARK XP |
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510WL | Industrial Aerobotics Llc SD02 |
Industrial Aerobotics LLC Glendale, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N589HG | Mikado Usa LOGO 800 XXTREME |
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811WR | Industrial Aerobotics Llc SD07 |
Industrial Aerobotics LLC Glendale, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910PL | Troy Built Models TBM UAV-3 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998GS | Freefly Systems ALTA |
Gravityshots.Com INC Columbia Falls, Montana |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244UA | Insitu (Boeing) SCANEAGLE |
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska |
None on file | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N245UA | Insitu (Boeing) SCANEAGLE |
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska |
None on file | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246UA | Insitu (Boeing) SCANEAGLE |
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska |
None on file | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6911 | Christopher Sammons TURNIGY TALON 500 UA |
Deland Drones Deland, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6911T | Christopher Sammons TAROT 680 PRO (UAV) |
Deland Drones Deland, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588ZR | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2015-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208DR | Drone Aviation Corp WATT-200 |
Drone Aviation CORP Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579JF | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No 2 Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2015-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N585YC | Steven Chain REHAWK 500 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82FU | DJI S1000+ |
Enviroplus Consulting INC Ridgecrest, California |
None on file | 2015-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911VV | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner Indiana |
None on file | 2015-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293MT | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
None on file | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N294MT | DJI S1000+ |
Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
None on file | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295MT | DJI S1000+ |
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
None on file | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66NM | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Mcmahon Helicopter Services INC Canton, Michigan |
None on file | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343HK | General Atomics UHK97000-15 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851TR | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Tr-Iag LLC Tempe, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N581XC | 3D Robotics SOLO |
Allied Services Group LLC Granada Hills, California |
None on file | 2015-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584MP | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION + |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2015-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N585ZC | Steven Chain REHAWK 680 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845EC | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Aviation Systems Engineering CO Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999G | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Florida Aerial Services INC Lutz, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401BN | Latitude Engineering HQ-40 |
Latitude Engineering LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Experimental | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N817GH | Aeryon Labs Inc SKY RANGER |
Gridhawk Aviation LLC Alton, Illinois |
None on file | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991KB | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION + |
Village of Key Biscayne Key Biscayne, Florida |
None on file | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115GB | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 2015-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517JV | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner Georgia |
None on file | 2015-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582FC | Copterworks Inc AF25B |
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio |
None on file | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582UC | University Of Cincinnati IRONMAN 690S |
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio |
None on file | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582XC | 3D Robotics DIY QUAD KIT |
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio |
None on file | 2015-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N581WC | Jonathan W Held P2 MULTIROTOR |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385KF | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION + |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445EC | DJI PHANTOM 3 ADVANCED |
Aviation Systems Engineering CO Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5791H | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION + |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745EC | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Aviation Systems Engineering CO Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N981NU | Lumenier QAV500 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345EC | DJI PHANTOM 1 |
Aviation Systems Engineering CO Jacksonville, Florida |
None on file | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579CF | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579UG | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86VT | senseFly (AgEagle) EBEE |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126ND | Insitu (Boeing) SCANEAGLE X-200 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
None on file | 2015-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127ND | Insitu (Boeing) SCANEAGLE X-200 |
Uninversity of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
None on file | 2015-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N576YD | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION |
Individual owner Connecticut |
None on file | 2015-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901XD | Nicholas S Kolias/Brad A Meier CINESTAR 8UHL |
Aerial Edge INC Seattle, Washington |
None on file | 2015-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425LR | DJI PHANTOM 2 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N570HG | DJI PHANTOM 1 |
Gonzalez Marketing LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
None on file | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N902XD | Nicholas S Kolias/Brad A Meier CINESTAR 8UHL |
Aerial Edge INC Seattle, Washington |
None on file | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544TC | DJI PHANTOM 2 |
Climate CORP San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2015-07-20 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N522NU | Carl Goldberg AN/FQM-117B |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566VA | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Alaska Aerial Survey LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
None on file | 2015-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N571ZS | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2015-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566TD | Turbo Ace MATRIX E |
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Corvallis, Oregon |
None on file | 2015-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114RK | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N478EM | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency Macon, Georgia |
None on file | 2015-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70ND | Roboflight Systems Llc RF-70 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota |
None on file | 2015-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343EV | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner Indiana |
None on file | 2015-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565DC | Physical Sciences Inc INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3 |
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565FS | Physical Sciences Inc INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3 |
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566SD | Turbo Ace MATRIX E |
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Corvallis, Oregon |
None on file | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5690N | Physical Sciences Inc INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3 |
Louisville Metro Goverment Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221AZ | University Of Arizona/Bae SR22 |
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N701NA | Nasa Ames Research Center SIERRA SHIP B |
NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California |
None on file | 2015-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567US | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
None on file | 2015-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565LS | Yuneec Q500+ |
Individual owner Nebraska |
None on file | 2015-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556RD | Trimble Navigation Ltd UX5 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
None on file | 2015-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120RK | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N935CC | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Copper City Aviation Services LLC Bisbee, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565BS | Physical Sciences Inc INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3 |
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, Kentucky |
None on file | 2015-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631SP | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Illinois State Police Springfield, Illinois |
None on file | 2015-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562VS | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Fresh Cut Above INC Seal Beach, California |
None on file | 2015-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556TF | DJI S-800 V2 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13FC | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Fresh Cut Above INC Seal Beach, California |
None on file | 2015-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N561XF | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Fresh Cut Above INC Seal Beach, California |
None on file | 2015-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562SJ | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION |
St James Parish Sheriffs Office Convent, Louisiana |
None on file | 2015-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300PV | DJI T600 |
Village of Plover Police Department Plover, Wisconsin |
None on file | 2015-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510WQ | Industrial Aerobotics Llc SD05 |
Industrial Aerobotics LLC Glendale, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N551RS | DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION + |
Stockton University Coastal Research Center Port Republic, New Jersey |
None on file | 2015-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823WA | Industrial Aerobotics Llc SD06 |
Industrial Aerobotics LLC Glendale, Arizona |
None on file | 2015-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562XU | 3D Robotics X8 RTF |
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota |
None on file | 2015-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168US | Ascending Technologies Gmbh FIREFLY |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
None on file | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198US | Ascending Technologies Gmbh FIREFLY |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
None on file | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N514NU | Carl Goldberg AN/FQM-117B |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N804RE | Nasa Langley Research Center EDGE 540T 33% |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148US | Ascending Technologies Gmbh FIREFLY |
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
None on file | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N158US | Ascending Technologies Gmbh FIREFLY |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska |
None on file | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515NU | 3D Robotics BIXLER |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
