The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
State · data as of October 23, 2026

South Dakota

2,276 aircraft are registered to owners with a South Dakota address: 2,105 conventional aircraft, 170 drones and 1 electric or sustainable aircraft.

Top makers

Piper483Cessna478Beech120DJI97Air Tractor Inc57Aeronca48Bellanca44Champion39Aerostar International Inc38Taylorcraft28Mooney28XAG27Textron Aviation Inc25Cirrus Design Corp23Raytheon Aircraft Company21
Makers, as a table
aircraft
Piper483
Cessna478
Beech120
DJI97
Air Tractor Inc57
Aeronca48
Bellanca44
Champion39
Aerostar International Inc38
Taylorcraft28
Mooney28
XAG27
Textron Aviation Inc25
Cirrus Design Corp23
Raytheon Aircraft Company21

By type

Fixed-wing, single engine1,705 (75%)Rotorcraft228 (10%)Fixed-wing, multi-engine201 (9%)Balloon75 (3%)Glider23 (1%)Powered parachute20 (0.9%)Gyroplane13 (0.6%)Weight-shift control7 (0.3%)Hybrid lift4 (0.2%)
By type, as a table
aircraftshare
Fixed-wing, single engine1,70575%
Rotorcraft22810%
Fixed-wing, multi-engine2019%
Balloon753%
Glider231%
Powered parachute200.9%
Gyroplane130.6%
Weight-shift control70.3%
Hybrid lift40.2%

Drone makers

DJI97XAG27Hylio21EAVision11Talos Drones8GTEEX Revolution3Huida Tech2Honeycomb Corporation1
Drone makers, as a table
drones
DJI97
XAG27
Hylio21
EAVision11
Talos Drones8
GTEEX Revolution3
Huida Tech2
Honeycomb Corporation1

Connections how South Dakota links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/state/SD.json.

Electric and sustainable aircraft in South Dakota

Tail no.MakerModelCity
N893SDAtlas South Dakota State UnivALBATROSSPierre