South Dakota
2,278 aircraft are registered to owners with a South Dakota address: 2,102 conventional aircraft, 175 drones and 1 electric or sustainable aircraft.
Top makers
By type
Fixed-wing, single engine1,701 (75%)Rotorcraft233 (10%)Fixed-wing, multi-engine203 (9%)Balloon74 (3%)Glider23 (1%)Powered parachute20 (0.9%)Gyroplane13 (0.6%)Weight-shift control7 (0.3%)Hybrid lift4 (0.2%)
By type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed-wing, single engine | 1,701 | 75% |
| Rotorcraft | 233 | 10% |
| Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 203 | 9% |
| Balloon | 74 | 3% |
| Glider | 23 | 1% |
| Powered parachute | 20 | 0.9% |
| Gyroplane | 13 | 0.6% |
| Weight-shift control | 7 | 0.3% |
| Hybrid lift | 4 | 0.2% |
Drone makers
Drone makers, as a table
| drones | |
|---|---|
| DJI | 100 |
| XAG | 28 |
| Hylio | 21 |
| EAVision | 12 |
| Talos Drones | 8 |
| GTEEX Revolution | 3 |
| Huida Tech | 2 |
| Honeycomb Corporation | 1 |
Connections how South Dakota links to the rest of the register
Most common makers
- Piper 486 registered here
- Cessna 473 registered here
- Beech 121 registered here
- DJI 100 registered here
- Air Tractor Inc 57 registered here
Towns and airports
- Sioux Falls 248 aircraft registered · Joe Foss Field
- Rapid City 152 aircraft registered · Rapid City Regional
- Aberdeen 77 aircraft registered · Aberdeen Regional
- Pierre 70 aircraft registered · Pierre Regional
- Madison 68 aircraft registered · Madison Municipal
- Watertown 66 aircraft registered · Watertown Regional
- Public-use airports, heliports and seaplane bases in South Dakota 70 landing places
Biggest fleets based here
- Riggin Flight Service INC 39 aircraft
- Eagle Sky Patrol INC 29 aircraft
- Dakota Air Spray LLC 15 aircraft
- Air Kraft Spraying INC 13 aircraft
- Infinity Aviation LLC 11 aircraft
- 28 more fleets based in South Dakota
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents in South Dakota 469 since 1982 · 69 in the last ten years
- FAA filings this year on aircraft registered here 27 filings · 23 bill of sale, 2 loan release, 2 loan or lien
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/state/SD.json.
Electric and sustainable aircraft in South Dakota
| Tail no. | Maker | Model | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| N893SD | Atlas South Dakota State Univ | ALBATROSS | Pierre |