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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N798TD | Agairobot Inc AG105 |
Agairobot INC French Camp, California |
None on file | 2017-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200MW | DJI INSPIRE 2 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2017-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619CP | Pulse Aerospace Inc VAPOR 55 |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
None on file | 2017-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738WD | Agairobot Inc AG200 |
Agairobot INC French Camp, California |
None on file | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7833S | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N791UY | Yamaha Motor RMAX |
Yamaha Motor CORP U S A Cypress, California |
None on file | 2016-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N578GM | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628CP | Thunder Tiger RAPTOR E550 |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
None on file | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N794QM | Marc Merlin MARC MERLIN 2 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710CE | Freefly Systems ALTA 6 |
Southern California Edison Chino, California |
None on file | 2016-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N792LM | Marc Merlin MARC MERLIN 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N662RZ | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Sgd INC Chatsworth, California |
None on file | 2016-09-14 | ExpiredFAA registration status code 29: Registration expired, pending cancellation. All codes |
| N762FF | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Fresh Cut Above INC Seal Beach, California |
None on file | 2016-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768LA | DJI PHANTOM 3 STANDARD |
Technovative Applications Brea, California |
None on file | 2016-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163GB | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768KT | DJI PHANTOM 1 |
Technovative Applications Brea, California |
None on file | 2016-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7178E | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Educational Media Foundation Rocklin, California |
None on file | 2016-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768PA | Nxtcon Inc/James Betker CONDOR |
Technovative Applications Brea, California |
None on file | 2016-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768SA | Nxtcon Inc/James Betker CONDOR |
Technovative Applications Brea, California |
None on file | 2016-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753FP | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Ecamsecure INC Long Beach, California |
None on file | 2016-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N679CK | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753NA | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Ecamsecure INC Long Beach, California |
None on file | 2016-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901SV | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Rodriguez Consulting Group Riverside, California |
None on file | 2016-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738VP | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Plant Sciences INC Watsonville, California |
None on file | 2016-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N730GT | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Mvtpro INC Santa Ana, California |
None on file | 2016-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726JA | Ron Garnas QUICKIE 500 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N992SV | DJI FLAMEWHEEL F550 |
Interface Dimensions INC DBA Tarzana, California |
None on file | 2016-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N993SV | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Interface Dimensions INC DBA Tarzana, California |
None on file | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715FA | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Adobe Associates INC Santa Rosa, California |
None on file | 2016-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N703RQ | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
C2 Collaborative San Clemente, California |
None on file | 2016-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N696HZ | Draganfly Innovations Inc DRAGANFLYER COMMANDE |
Great Basin Unified Apcd Bishop, California |
None on file | 2016-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89US | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Corsair Aviation LLC Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2016-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N680GE | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Environmental Regulatory Compliance LLC San Bernardino, California |
None on file | 2016-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N676KV | Vernon W Roach URBANE FLYER 30 MKII |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3530 | Draganfly Innovations X4ES |
Great Basin Unified Apcd Bishop, California |
None on file | 2016-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361HK | General Atomics UHK97000-15 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2016-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1517K | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
California State Parks San Clemente, California |
None on file | 2016-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N623XC | 3D Robotics IRIS+ |
Cobalt Holdings INC Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2016-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624QC | Intuitive Aerial IA3 AERIGON |
Cobalt Holdings INC Pacoima, California |
None on file | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N636FS | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N637VS | 3D Robotics SOLO |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874NA | Northrup Grumman RQ-4A |
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California |
None on file | 2015-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622FM | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8494C | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617XP | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603XD | DJI PHANTOM 3 STANDARD |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450DN | Mark Smith 450 FLAMEWHEEL |
Due North Productions Santa Monica, California |
None on file | 2015-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452DN | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Due North Productions Santa Monica, California |
None on file | 2015-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618CP | AeroVironment PUMA AE |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
None on file | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5891Q | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
City of Woodland Public Works Dept Woodland, California |
None on file | 2015-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627CP | Thunder Tiger RAPTOR E550 |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
None on file | 2015-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N436LH | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-09-01 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| N585ZC | Steven Chain REHAWK 680 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-08-13 | 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 |
| 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 |
| N114RK | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-07-09 | 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 |
| N120RK | DJI INSPIRE 1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-06-17 | 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 |
| N551NA | DJI PHANTOM 2 |
Ca State University Monterey Bay Seaside, California |
None on file | 2015-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557TM | DJI S1000 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557UM | Align Corp Ltd M470 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557XM | DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557KM | Align Corp Ltd M480L |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556UF | DJI PHANTOM 1.1.1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N553TF | Daniel Ray Fetterly DROIDWORX SKY JIB 8 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2015-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N546VY | Yamaha Motor RMAX |
Yamaha Motor CORP USA Cypress, California |
None on file | 2015-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5364Y | Yamaha Motor RMAX |
Yamaha Motor Corporation U S A Cypress, California |
None on file | 2015-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728LP | Leptron Industrial Robotic Hel LEPTRON AVENGER B |
Usda-Ars Partlier, California |
None on file | 2015-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301XP | General Atomics UXA97000-2 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2014-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341HK | General Atomics UHK97000-15 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2014-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901PC | General Atomics UPC97000-1 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2014-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302XP | General Atomics UXA97000-3 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
None on file | 2014-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N871NA | Northrop Grumman YRQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK |
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California |
None on file | 2014-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N872NA | Northrop Grumman YRQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK |
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California |
None on file | 2014-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N308HK | General Atomics UHK97000-12 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2013-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N870NA | General Atomics MQ9PREDATORBUHK97000 |
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California |
None on file | 2008-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114HK | General Atomics UHK97000-12 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
Experimental | 2007-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103JW | Anduril Industries CPJ-100 |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N106AW | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N107AA | Anduril Industries FALCON |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N108AW | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N108RR | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N117RR | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N118AW | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N121RR | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N126JW | Anduril Industries BARRACUDA 100 |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N128AW | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N131JW | Anduril Industries GHOST |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N132RR | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N133RR | Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N134JW | Anduril Industries GHOST |
Anduril Industries INC Costa Mesa, California |
None on file | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
