Gliders
4,769 on the U.S. register. Sailplanes and motor gliders without an electric sustainer; electric self-launchers are counted with the electric and sustainable aircraft.
Makers top 15
Models top 15
Schweizer SGS 2-33A173Schweizer SGS 1-26E131Schweizer SGS 1-26B92Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK83Schleicher ASW-2772Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS64Schweizer SGS 1-26A64Schleicher ASW-2057Schweizer SGS 1-26C55Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE54Pzl-Swidnik PW-553Schweizer SGS 1-26D50Schweizer SGS 2-3247Schweizer SGS 1-3445Schleicher ASK-2143
Models, as a table
Registrations by year latest certificate held
Registrations by year, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 160 |
| 2016 | 154 |
| 2017 | 169 |
| 2018 | 178 |
| 2019 | 229 |
| 2020 | 233 |
| 2021 | 268 |
| 2022 | 261 |
| 2023 | 443 |
| 2024 | 327 |
| 2025 | 349 |
| 2026 | 212 |
Who owns them
Individual2,873 (60%)Corporation993 (21%)LLC402 (8%)Co-owned376 (8%)Partnership80 (2%)Government33 (0.7%)Non-citizen corporation12 (0.3%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 2,873 | 60% |
| Corporation | 993 | 21% |
| LLC | 402 | 8% |
| Co-owned | 376 | 8% |
| Partnership | 80 | 2% |
| Government | 33 | 0.7% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 12 | 0.3% |
By state top 12
Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies
Civil Air Patrol INC26Civil Air Patrol25Yates Electrospace CORP24Sky Sailing INC24Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum18Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC13US Air Force12Harris Hill Soaring CORP11Texas Soaring Association INC10Arizona Soaring INC10Southern California Soaring Academy INC9Aero Club Albatross9
Largest fleets, as a table
Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are not listed at this time. All gliders fleets
Aircraft newest registrations first · 4,769 in all
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N301RP | Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30MG | Eiriavion Oy PIK 20B |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2026-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442M | Manoucher Adli VIRUS SW |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72EM | Schleicher ASW-27 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8657R | Schweizer SGS 1-26B |
Rainbow Flying Service LLC Moses Lake, Washington |
Standard | 2026-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162SS | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II |
Reeves Air Glide LLC Moriarty, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2026-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16UF | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II |
Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2026-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55EF | Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2026-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77JR | Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43JH | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR |
Huntsville Soaring Assn Brownsboro, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97GS | Schleicher ASW-19 |
Willamette Valley Soaring Club Cornelius, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20ED | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7719C | Ams Flight D O O CARAT A |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537RS | William Cooper MILLER SPORT WM2 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2026-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8477H | Slingsby Engineering Ltd T65D |
Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8758 | Jack Sloan XENOS |
Individual owner Georgia |
None on file | 2026-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229MP | Binder Motorenbau Gmbh EB29 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2026-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300VK | Glaser Dirks DG 300 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2026-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292XA | Slingsby T31B |
Soar Hawaii Foundation Waialua, Hawaii |
Experimental | 2026-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9916J | Schweizer SGS 2-32 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77UU | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955DH | Pipistrel TAURUS 503 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2026-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37GF | Alisport SILENT 2 TARGA |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412MG | Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N421SL | Schleicher ASK-21 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4759S | Schleicher K 8 B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65824 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70TN | Slingsby TYPE T-50 SKYLARK 4 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7588 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N361KS | Schleicher ASK-21 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2325L | Wetzel Lewis W TITAN MOTORGLIDER |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2026-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84T | Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127RJ | Alexander Schleicher ASW 27 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2026-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34107 | Schweizer SGS 1-35 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68LS | Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 |
Ds Soaring LLC Brooklyn, New York |
Experimental | 2026-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33GW | Jonker Sailplanes JS3 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65950 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2540 | Glasflugel KESTREL |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482LW | Pezetel SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2026-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42XE | Jackson Michael D XENOS |
Buehler Buehler Buehler LLC Tacoma, Washington |
Experimental | 2026-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818JT | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2026-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422BA | Let L13 AC BLANIK |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50ED | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2026-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163VT | Zaklady Lotnicze Marganski & MDM-1 FOX |
Humpty Bump LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
None on file | 2026-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105WR | Schleicher ASW-24 |
Middleline Aviation INC Ballston Spa, New York |
Experimental | 2026-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234WF | Ams Flight D O O CARAT A |
Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2026-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9136Y | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N930BG | Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO |
X-C Soaring Association INC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77SW | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60BD | Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 |
Co-owned owner New York |
Experimental | 2026-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3862A | Schweizer SGS 1-26A |
Kendall Flying Services LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48Z | Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS C |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N697MH | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2026-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27SD | Pipistrel TAURUS |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N304WN | Hph Spol Sro GLASFLUGEL 304-C |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90VV | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B |
Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2026-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279BA | Let L 33 SOLO |
Nevada Soaring Association INC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419AT | Ams-Flight D O O DG 300 ELAN ACRO |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2026-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140BH | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2026-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725H | Schleicher ASH-25 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515DD | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2026-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767CS | Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO |
X-C Soaring Association INC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919N | Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS |
Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1134T | Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164ST | Stemme Gmbh & Co STEMME S 12 |
Stemme USA INC West Columbia, South Carolina |
None on file | 2026-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196J | Bolkow PHOEBUS A-1 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451MM | Matthews Dennis S ZENITH 750 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2026-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40CQ | Purple Honker Aviation Llc SINUS SRO |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2026-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N291TM | Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7820A | Schleicher ASW-20 |
White Wings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2765Z | Schweizer SGS 1-26B |
Maurer Christian N Loveland, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777BD | Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140VT | Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279LF | Pipistrel SINUS 912 |
Frg III INC DBA Lincoln Park, New Jersey |
None on file | 2026-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2588H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818TT | Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-800B |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43SG | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2026-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70BS | Glaser-Dirks DG-400 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2026-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129SS | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS |
Reeves Air Glide LLC Moriarty, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787CW | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1691 | Centrair 101AP |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27CE | Schleicher ASW-27 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7537 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63LK | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2C |
Shibumi Soaring LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Experimental | 2026-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8662R | Schweizer SGS 1-26A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3021 | As+ Ltd AC 4 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
None on file | 2026-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761Y | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95HP | Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT |
Seaside Soaring LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133LB | Let L 33 SOLO |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224B | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333VT | Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N951DG | Jonker Sailplanes JS3 |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2026-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37RL | Luten Robert H APIS M |
High Flights Soaring Club INC Peyton, Colorado |
Experimental | 2026-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299DZ | Schempp-Hirth QUINTUS M |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2026-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726MC | Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1610C | Slingsby DART T.51/17R |
Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N609LZ | Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln SZD-42-2 JANTAR 2B |
Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914FT | Scheibe ZUGVOGEL IIIB |
Individual owner Kansas |
None on file | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95PM | Mate Peter AMERICAN SPIRIT |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
None on file | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N770GT | Schleicher ASW-20BL |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
