General Aviation Information and Statistics

U.S. General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Registrations

Current as of December 2006
Source: GAMA

Shipments

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Year Single-Engine
Piston		 Multiengine
Piston		 Total Piston Turboprop Turbojet Total Units Shipped
2006 2,508 242 2,750 407 885 4,042
2005 2,326 139 2,465 365 750 3,580
2004 1,999 52 2,051 321 591 2,963
2003 1,825 71 1,896 272 518 2,686
2002 1,591 130 1,721 280 676 2,677
2001 1,645 147 1,792 421 784 2,997
2000 1,877 103 1,980 415 752 3,147
1999 1,689 112 1,801 340 667 2,808
1998 1,508 98 1,606 336 515 2,457
1997 1,043 80 1,123 279 438 1,840
1996 731 70 801 320 316 1,437
1995 605 61 666 285 300 1,251
1994 544 77 621 233 278 1,132
1993 516 39 555 211 198 964
1992 552 41 593 177 171 941
1991 564 49 613 222 186 1,021
1990 608 87 695 281 168 1,144
1989 1,023 87 1,110 268 157 1,535
1988 697 67 764 291 157 1,212
1987 613 87 700 263 122 1,085
1986 985 138 1,123 250 122 1,495
1985 1,370 193 1,563 321 145 2,029
1984 1,620 371 1,991 271 169 2,431
1983 1,811 417 2,228 321 142 2,691
1982 2,871 678 3,549 458 259 4,266
1981 6,608 1,542 8,150 918 389 9,457
1980 8,640 2,116 10,756 778 326 11,860
1979 13,286 2,843 16,129 639 282 17,050
1978 14,398 2,634 17,032 548 231 17,811
1977 14,054 2,195 16,249 428 227 16,904
1976 12,785 2,120 14,905 359 187 15,451
1975 11,441 2,116 13,557 305 194 14,056
1974 11,579 2,135 13,714 250 202 14,166
1973 10,788 2,413 13,201 247 198 13,646
1972 7,913 1,548 9,461 179 134 9,774
1971 6,287 1,043 7,330 89 47 7,466
1970 5,942 1,159 7,101 135 56 7,292
1969 10,054 2,078 12,132 214 111 12,457
1968 11,398 1,959 13,357 248 93 13,698
1967 11,557 1,773 13,330 149 98 13,577
1966 13,250 2,192 15,442 165 161 15,768
1965 9,873 1,780 11,653 87 112 11,852
1964 7,718 1,606 9,324 9 3 9,336
1963 6,248 1,321 7,569 0 0 7,569
1962 5,690 1,007 6,697 0 0 6,697

Registrations

Data current as of December 2006
Source: AOPA Oklahoma City Office

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Note: 1988 data is inaccurate due to FAA computer problems.
**March 2006 is the last time "Destroyed" is being reported.

Year New Used Import Total Export Destroyed
2006 8,617 35,506 2,044 46,167 2,968 182**
2005 7,490 38,851 2,002 48,343 2,819 965
2004 6,508 36,566 1,947 45,021 2,684 1,003
2003 6,142 35,080 1,868 43,090 1,904 1,306
2002 6,330 34,850 2,281 43,461 1,641 1,351
2001 6,874 36,074 2,316 45,264 1,509 1,171
2000 7,343 38,442 2,390 48,175 1,748 1,527
1999 6,986 32,742 2,300 42,028 1,797 1,201
1998 6,502 35,645 2,516 44,663 1,971 1,578
1997 4,864 36,133 2,049 43,046 2,156 1,620
1996 5,377 41,116 1,803 48,296 1,950 1,220
1995 2,803 28,692 1,665 33,160 1,988 1,445
1994 1,636 40,215 1,923 43,774 1,990 1,612
1993 1,779 42,995 1,753 46,527 1,981 1,559
1992 1,971 46,678 1,404 50,053 2,340 1,710
1991 2,622 48,508 1,405 52,535 2,883 2,062
1990 2,533 54,809 1,456 58,798 — —
1989 2,641 54,369 1,258 58,268 — —
1988 2,158 52,125 896 64,920 — —
1987 2,349 53,937 915 57,201 — —
1986 2,657 51,197 1,653 55,507 — —
1985 3,412 53,782 1,368 58,562 — —
1984 4,784 68,242 1,894 74,920 — —
1983 3,966 52,929 1,123 58,018 — —
1982 6,546 51,952 1,023 59,521 — —
1981 7,791 56,630 806 65,227 — —
1980 10,360 62,087 803 73,250 — —
1979 13,503 72,175 682 86,360 — —
1978 13,717 77,168 813 91,698 — —
1977 13,161 72,766 598 86,525 — —
1976 13,424 74,221 702 88,347 — —
1975 12,499 66,372 624 79,495 — —
1974 12,898 80,571 661 94,130 — —
1973 12,402 72,767 549 85,718 — —
1972 10,946 58,510 551 70,007 — —
1971 7,066 53,432 541 61,039 — —
1970 10,115 56,020 529 66,664 — —
1969 11,856 52,412 604 64,872 — —
1968 12,403 53,216 280 65,899 — —

Updated Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:45:47 PM

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