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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N75094 | 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 |
| N75137 | 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 |
| N85001 | 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 |
| N85048 | 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 |
| N85053 | 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 |
| N85075 | 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 |
| N85120 | 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 |
| N85143 | 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 |
| N74098 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74116 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74122 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74144 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74152 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74154 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74408 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74419 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74423 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74432 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75006 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75026 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75027 | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N835JF | Hylio AG-216 |
University of California Davis Davis, California |
None on file | 2026-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320SD | DJI AGRAS T100 |
Specialty Drone Solutions LLC Calabasas, California |
None on file | 2026-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874XY | Yamaha Motor FAZER R |
Yamaha Motor CORP USA Cypress, California |
None on file | 2026-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N554GZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6209Z | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1707G | DJI T50 |
California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Biggs, California |
None on file | 2026-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509SG | General Atomics UBC97000-26 |
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
None on file | 2026-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510SG | General Atomics UBC97000-26 |
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
None on file | 2026-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516SG | General Atomics UBC97000-23 |
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems INC Poway, California |
None on file | 2026-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5942Z | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5947Z | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N594ZZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N595AZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818SU | Ceres Air C31 |
Specialty Drone Solutions LLC Calabasas, California |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N226ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559LZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559RZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559TZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559VZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559ZZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560KZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560QZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560TZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N252ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N253ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N258ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N263ZL | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558FZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558HZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N564EZ | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185RL | DJI AGRAS T100 |
Santa Maria Valley Crop Service INC Santa Maria, California |
None on file | 2026-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92019 | XAG P150 |
UAV AG Solutions LLC Oakdale, California |
None on file | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N449GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N463GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674GR | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Francisco, California |
None on file | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N387DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N394DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N396DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N434DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N435DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N436DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N439DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448DP | Zipline P2 ZIP |
Zipline International INC S San Fran, California |
None on file | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |