Drones in California
4,068 on the U.S. register with owners in California (all states). 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
Zipline P2 ZIP2,969Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER256Pyka PELICAN53Amor Fati Industries ARGO48Firestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 231Zipline P2 ZIP PRE-EV31Volans-i C1030Anduril Industries BARRACUDA 50028DJI AGRAS T4027DJI AGRAS T5027Anduril Industries GHOST24Anduril Industries CPJ-10020Anduril Industries FALCON19DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION19XAG P15018
Models, as a table
Registrations by year latest certificate held
Registrations by year, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 39 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 297 |
| 2025 | 871 |
| 2026 | 2,226 |
Who owns them
Corporation3,793 (93%)Individual95 (2%)LLC91 (2%)Government47 (1%)Non-citizen corporation32 (0.8%)Partnership9 (0.2%)Co-owned1 (0.0%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 3,793 | 93% |
| Individual | 95 | 2% |
| LLC | 91 | 2% |
| Government | 47 | 1% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 32 | 0.8% |
| Partnership | 9 | 0.2% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies
Zipline International INC3,001Anduril Industries INC420Pyka INC67General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC41Amor Fati Industries INC41Firestorm Labs INC34Volans-I INC22Yamaha Motor CORP USA9Edge Autonomy Slo LLC9Arcturus UAV INC9Volans I INC8Yamaha Motor CORP U S A7
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 · 4,068 in all
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N743DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N751DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N760DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N763DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N770DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N776DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N779DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N783DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N785DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N791DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N795DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N796DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N798DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francsisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N834DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N835DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N836DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N837DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N840DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N843DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N849DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N850DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N854DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N857DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N862DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N863DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N864DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N869DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N870DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N872DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N873DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N877DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline Interational INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N879DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N883DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N885DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N887DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N893DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N896DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N909DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N931DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N938DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N947DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N948DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N966DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N974DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N982DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N983DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N995DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N996DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2025-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335TP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline Internatonal INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336TP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337TP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374FD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374GD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374HD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374KD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374LD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374MD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374ND | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N374PD | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N564DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N573DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N576DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584DM | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444LX | Scaled Composites Llc M444 |
Scaled Composites LLC Mojave, California |
None on file | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141LC | DJI FLYCART 30 |
Lightcraft LLC El Segundo, California |
None on file | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369BH | Hylio AG 230 |
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Garden Grove, California |
None on file | 2025-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58567 | DJI AGRAS T25 |
Fireline UAS LLC Escondido, California |
None on file | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367TY | Yamaha Motor FAZER R AP |
Yamaha Motor CORP U S A Cypress, California |
None on file | 2025-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9551 | DJI AGRAS T50 |
California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Biggs, California |
None on file | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365YS | XAG P100 PRO |
UAV AG Solutions LLC Oakdale, California |
None on file | 2025-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288AA | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industires INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | 2024-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290AA | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | 2024-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847CT | Anduril Industries CPJ-100 |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | 2024-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |