Electric and sustainable aircraft on the U.S. register
Every aircraft the FAA codes as electric that carries people or comes from a maker on the watchlist: eVTOL air taxis, electric airplanes and trainers, self-launching gliders, hydrogen, solar and airship projects. Drones are tracked separately.
282
aircraft on the register today
104
eVTOL aircraft
Joby, Archer, Wisk, Pivotal, Kitty Hawk and others
162
on experimental certificates
none holds a standard certificate
123
based in California
then Vermont (17), Florida (13)
By group
eVTOL104 (37%)Electric glider66 (23%)Electric airplane56 (20%)Other electric aircraft with seats45 (16%)Hybrid-electric7 (2%)Hydrogen2 (0.7%)Solar1 (0.4%)Airship1 (0.4%)
By group, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| eVTOL | 104 | 37% |
| Electric glider | 66 | 23% |
| Electric airplane | 56 | 20% |
| Other electric aircraft with seats | 45 | 16% |
| Hybrid-electric | 7 | 2% |
| Hydrogen | 2 | 0.7% |
| Solar | 1 | 0.4% |
| Airship | 1 | 0.4% |
New registrations by year certificate issue date
By year, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2022 | 59 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2026 | 33 |
2026 runs through October 7, 2026. Older aircraft that changed hands show the year of their latest certificate.
By maker top 15
Kitty Hawk39Pipistrel37Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix)31Schempp-Hirth21Alisport15M&D Flugzeugbau14Beta Technologies12Joby Aviation12Jonker Sailplanes12Sportine Aviacija (LAK)9Alexander Schleicher7Archer Aviation4Air VEV3Douglas E Haynes3Elroy Air3
By maker, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Kitty Hawk | 39 |
| Pipistrel | 37 |
| Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) | 31 |
| Schempp-Hirth | 21 |
| Alisport | 15 |
| M&D Flugzeugbau | 14 |
| Beta Technologies | 12 |
| Joby Aviation | 12 |
| Jonker Sailplanes | 12 |
| Sportine Aviacija (LAK) | 9 |
| Alexander Schleicher | 7 |
| Archer Aviation | 4 |
| Air VEV | 3 |
| Douglas E Haynes | 3 |
| Elroy Air | 3 |
By state top 12
California123Vermont17Florida13Colorado13Texas12Washington9Virginia7Tennessee7Kansas6Delaware6Utah5Oregon5
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| California | 123 |
| Vermont | 17 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Colorado | 13 |
| Texas | 12 |
| Washington | 9 |
| Virginia | 7 |
| Tennessee | 7 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| Delaware | 6 |
| Utah | 5 |
| Oregon | 5 |
Airworthiness certificate
Experimental162 (57%)None on file105 (37%)Light sport15 (5%)
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 162 | 57% |
| None on file | 105 | 37% |
| Light sport | 15 | 5% |
Electric aviation in the United States, in numbers answers refresh every morning
How many electric aircraft are registered in the United States?
As of October 7, 2026, the FAA aircraft register lists 282 electric and sustainable aircraft that carry people or come from a dedicated electric-aircraft maker: 104 eVTOL aircraft, 66 electric self-launching gliders, 56 electric airplanes and 56 others (hybrid-electric, hydrogen, solar and airship projects, and one-off experimental builds). A further 17,548 aircraft carry the FAA's electric engine code but are drones with no seats, counted separately. See every aircraft.
Which companies have the most electric aircraft on the U.S. register?
Kitty Hawk (39), Pipistrel (37), Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) (31), Schempp-Hirth (21) and Alisport (15), as of October 7, 2026. Counts are registered airframes, including prototypes and test aircraft, not deliveries to customers.
Which state has the most electric aircraft?
California, with 123 of the 282, followed by Vermont (17) and Florida (13). The state is where the registered owner is based, which for a manufacturer is usually its headquarters or test site.
How many electric aircraft are certified for ordinary passenger flying?
None of the 282 yet hold a standard airworthiness certificate, the kind ordinary passenger-carrying aircraft need. 162 fly on experimental certificates, 15 as light-sport aircraft, and 105 have no airworthiness certificate on file yet, which usually means newly registered or not yet flying.
Where does this data come from, and how often is it updated?
From the FAA's Releasable Aircraft Database, the public copy of the U.S. civil aircraft register, which the FAA republishes every night at 11:30 pm Central. This page is rebuilt every morning from that file; the figures above come from the file dated October 7, 2026. Nothing is added from other sources. How the daily update works.
What counts as an electric or sustainable aircraft here?
An aircraft the FAA codes as electric that either has at least one seat or comes from a maker on eFlight's watchlist of electric, eVTOL, hydrogen, solar and airship developers, such as Joby, Archer, Beta, Wisk and Pipistrel. Drones with no seats are tracked on the drone pages instead.
The long version, rewritten every morning: The state of electric aviation in the United States.
All 282 aircraft
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N814AX | Air VEV 120C |
eVTOL | Air Vev INC Closter, New Jersey |
None on file | 2026-07-01 | Valid |
| N515AX | Air VEV 120M |
eVTOL | Air Vev INC Closter, New Jersey |
None on file | 2026-06-02 | Valid |
| N514AX | Air VEV AIR ZERO2 |
eVTOL | Air Vev INC Closter, New Jersey |
None on file | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N5463A | Alef Aeronautics MODEL ZERO 24 |
eVTOL | Alef Aeronautics INC San Mateo, California |
None on file | 2026-04-14 | Valid |
| N833BC | Alef Aeronautics MODEL ZERO MILPITAS |
eVTOL | Alef Aeronautics INC San Mateo, California |
None on file | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N703AX | Archer Aviation M001 |
eVTOL | Archer Aviation INC San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2025-05-12 | Valid |
| N704AX | Archer Aviation M001 |
eVTOL | Archer Aviation INC San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N301AX | Archer Aviation MAKER |
eVTOL | Archer Aviation INC San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2021-07-28 | Valid |
| N302AX | Archer Aviation MIDZERO |
eVTOL | Archer Aviation INC San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2023-05-08 | Valid |
| N441DA | Doroni Aerospace H1 |
eVTOL | Doroni Aerospace INC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Experimental | 2023-10-26 | Valid |
| N500AU | Dufour Aerospace X2.3 |
eVTOL | Areion Unmanned Aerial Systems LLC Gilbert, Arizona |
None on file | 2025-04-27 | Valid |
| N30FR | Joby Aviation JAI30 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
None on file | 2025-04-22 | Valid |
| N602HY | Joby Aviation JAI40 |
eVTOL | No owner on file yet | None on file | Assigned, not yet registered | |
| N541JA | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2018-01-16 | Valid |
| N541JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N5421A | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2022-12-12 | Valid |
| N542JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2024-03-28 | Valid |
| N544JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2024-11-22 | Valid |
| N545JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2025-01-28 | Valid |
| N547JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2025-12-19 | Valid |
| N548JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
None on file | 2026-10-06 | Valid |
| N549JX | Joby Aviation JAS4-1 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC DBA Santa Cruz, California |
None on file | 2026-09-06 | Valid |
| N542BJ | Joby Aviation JAS4-2 |
eVTOL | Joby Aero INC Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2021-03-01 | Valid |
| N239HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-01-28 | Valid |
| N240HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2020-11-19 | Valid |
| N241HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-01-28 | Valid |
| N242HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-02-01 | Valid |
| N243HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2020-11-23 | Valid |
| N244HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-02-01 | Valid |
| N245HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-01-28 | Valid |
| N246HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-03-23 | Valid |
| N247HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-03-23 | Valid |
| N248HV | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-03-23 | Valid |
| N914KH | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-02 | Valid |
| N915KH | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-02 | Valid |
| N917KH | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-02 | Valid |
| N918KH | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-02 | Valid |
| N921KH | Kitty Hawk HEAVISIDE 2 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N901KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N902KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N903KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N906KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N908KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N910KH | Kitty Hawk K1 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-03-03 | Valid |
| N923KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-4 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-11 | Valid |
| N924KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-4 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N926KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-4 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N927KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-4 |
eVTOL | Kitty Hawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N928KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-4 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-12 | Valid |
| N929KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-6 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N931KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-6 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-12 | Valid |
| N932KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-6 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N933KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-6 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N934KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-6 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N935KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-8 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-12 | Valid |
| N936KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-8 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-12 | Valid |
| N937KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-8 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N938KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-8 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N939KH | Kitty Hawk KHP-8 |
eVTOL | Kittyhawk CORP Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-07-20 | Valid |
| N306XZ | Kitty Hawk MULE SPA-ALPHA |
eVTOL | Wisk Aero LLC Mountain View, California |
Experimental | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N307XZ | Kitty Hawk MULE SPA-BETA |
eVTOL | Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2026-05-19 | Valid |
| N309XZ | Kitty Hawk MULE SPA-BETA |
eVTOL | Wisk Aero LLC Mountain View, California |
Experimental | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N1990A | Overair XP-1 |
eVTOL | Overair INC Santa Ana, California |
None on file | 2022-11-15 | Valid |
| N5990A | Overair XP-1 |
eVTOL | Overair INC Santa Ana, California |
None on file | 2022-10-20 | Valid |
| N532AB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N570AB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N573AB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N599AB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N9085C | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-17 | Valid |
| N9086B | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-09 | Valid |
| N9087B | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2024-05-22 | Valid |
| N909FB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-09 | Valid |
| N909HB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-21 | Valid |
| N909KB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-22 | Valid |
| N9193D | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-27 | Valid |
| N9195A | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-27 | Valid |
| N919EB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-23 | Valid |
| N919XA | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-27 | Valid |
| N919YB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-27 | Valid |
| N919ZC | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-09-27 | Valid |
| N924LQ | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N924MK | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N924PH | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N924QP | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio |
Experimental | 2025-05-08 | Valid |
| N924SS | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
Experimental | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N9288A | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-01-04 | Valid |
| N929BA | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-01-04 | Valid |
| N929EA | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-01-04 | Valid |
| N929FA | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-01-04 | Valid |
| N935FB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-04-07 | Valid |
| N935GD | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-04-04 | Valid |
| N935HF | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-04-04 | Valid |
| N935KB | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-04-04 | Valid |
| N935RA | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) BLACKFLY V3 |
eVTOL | Always Blue Skies INC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2022-04-04 | Valid |
| N4968R | Pivotal (BlackFly / Helix) HELIX |
eVTOL | Pivotal Aero LLC Palo Alto, California |
None on file | 2026-03-11 | Valid |
| N250EV | Skyfly Technologies AXE |
eVTOL | Altisky INC Nashville, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-07-02 | Valid |
| N583TD | Supernal FSTD1 |
eVTOL | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
None on file | 2024-05-20 | Valid |
| N924VX | Velo X Aerospace VELOCITOR X-1 |
eVTOL | Velo X Aerospace INC Hastings, Michigan |
None on file | 2025-02-24 | Valid |
| N925VX | Velo X Aerospace VELOCITOR X-1 |
eVTOL | Velo X Aerospace INC Hastings, Michigan |
None on file | 2025-06-14 | Valid |
| N606WA | Wisk Aero CX6-1 |
eVTOL | Wisk Aero LLC Mountain View, California |
Experimental | 2024-07-10 | Valid |
| N607WA | Wisk Aero CX6-1 |
eVTOL | Wisk Aero LLC Mountain View, California |
None on file | 2025-05-15 | Valid |
| N614WA | Wisk Aero CX6-1A |
eVTOL | Wisk Aero LLC Mountain View, California |
None on file | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N834LW | Workhorse Group SUREFLY MANNED ROTOR |
eVTOL | Moog INC Elma, New York |
Experimental | 2020-06-03 | Valid |
| N901ZX | Zeva Aero ZERO |
eVTOL | Zeva INC Spanaway, Washington |
None on file | 2019-12-17 | Valid |
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