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 never listed. All drones fleets
Aircraft newest registrations first · 4,068 in all
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N565RZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565WZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565XZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566AZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566CZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566FZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567AN | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567CE | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567EN | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567GN | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628ZZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558JZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559PZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560GX | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N561BZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562HJ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562KR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562LU | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562QA | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562RV | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562TT | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562ZZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5657Z | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5666N | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566BZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566DZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566EZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566GZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566HZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566KW | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566LZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566MW | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566NZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566RN | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566SZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566VZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566XN | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566YZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N254ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N255ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558PZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558RZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558UZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558VZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559AZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559BZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559CZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559DZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627CL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627DA | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627FA | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627HB | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627NB | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6260A | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6262A | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626ZA | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85674 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85701 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85744 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85509 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85517 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85519 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85552 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85554 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85556 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85569 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85570 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85572 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85578 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85610 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85616 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85618 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85629 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85635 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85044 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85102 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85106 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85139 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85165 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85172 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85507 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85518 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85530 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85595 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85627 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85628 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N554SZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85005 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85006 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85060 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85064 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85067 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85076 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85098 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85125 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85134 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85136 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85164 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75011 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75030 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |