General Aviation Information and Statistics

Active General Aviation Aircraft in the U.S. 1973-2011

Current as of March 2011
Source: FAA

2011 totals are forecasts.
Subtotals might not add to totals due to rounding, estimation, and/or survey procedures.
⁽¹⁾ Revised to correct for nonresponse bias on FAA GA Activity Survey
⁽²⁾ Revised due to change in estimating procedures for the 1996 FAA GA Activity Survey
NA=Not Available

Year	Piston Single Engine	Piston Multi- Engine	Piston Other	Total Piston	Turbo- prop	Turbo- jet	Rotor- craft	Experimental	Other	TOTAL
2011	139,010	16,170	0	155,180	9,340	11,925	10,420	24,685	12,925	224,475
2010	139,818	16,322	0	156,140	9,225	11,568	10,165	24,591	12,183	224,172
2009	140,649	16,475	0	157,124	9,098	11,268	9,984	24,419	12,027	223,920
2008	145,497	17,519	0	163,016	8,907	11,042	9,876	23,364	12,463	228,668
2007	145,036	18,708	0	163,743	8,063	10,379	9,159	23,047	7,551	221,943
2006	148,236	19,364	400	167,600	8,026	10,032	9,232	24,541	6,592	226,422
2005	148,101	19,412	170	167,608	7,942	9,823	8,728	23,627	6,454	224,352
2004	146,613	18,469	107	165,189	8,379	9,298	7,821	20,800	5,939	219,426
2003	143,265	17,491	182	160,938	7,689	7,997	6,525	20,550	6,008	209,708
2002	143,503	17,584	101	161,087	6,841	8,355	6,648	21,936	6,377	211,244
2001	145,034	18,192	89	163,314	6,596	7,787	6,783	20,421	6,545	211,446
2000	149,422	20,951	140	170,513	5,762	7,001	7,150	20,407	6,700	217,533
1999	150,886	20,930	108	171,923	5,679	7,120	7,448	20,528	6,765	219,464
1998	144,234	18,729	NA	162,963	6,174	6,066	7,426	16,502	5,580	204,710
1997	140,038	16,017	NA	156,055	5,619	5,178	6,785	14,680	4,092	192,414
1996	137,401	16,150	NA	153,551	5,716	4,424	6,570	16,625	4,244	191,129
1995	137,049	15,739	NA	152,788	4,995	4,559	5,830	15,176	4,741	188,089 ⁽²⁾
1994	127,351	14,801	NA	142,152	4,092	3,914	4,728	12,144	5,906	172,936 ⁽²⁾
1993	133,516	15,626	14	149,156	4,116	3,663	4,721	10,426	5,037	177,120 ⁽²⁾
1992	144,837	17,966	77	162,881	4,786	4,004	5,979	NA	8,000	185,650 ⁽²⁾
1991	152,836	20,551	131	173,518	4,941	4,126	6,238	NA	8,051	196,874 ⁽²⁾
1990	154,000	21,100	100	175,200	5,300	4,100	6,900	NA	6,600	198,000 ⁽¹⁾
1989	158,900	21,800	100	180,800	5,900	4,100	7,000	NA	7,200	205,000 ⁽¹⁾
1988	153,700	21,200	100	175,000	4,900	3,900	6,000	NA	6,400	196,200 ⁽¹⁾
1987	159,700	21,700	100	181,500	4,900	4,000	5,900	NA	6,300	202,700 ⁽¹⁾
1986	160,300	22,100	100	182,500	5,600	4,200	6,500	NA	6,500	205,300 ⁽¹⁾
1985	153,400	22,100	100	175,600	5,000	4,100	6,000	NA	5,800	196,500 ⁽¹⁾
1984	171,922	25,258	262	197,442	5,809	4,320	7,096	NA	6,275	220,943
1983	166,427	24,909	143	191,479	5,453	3,898	6,539	NA	5,923	213,293
1982	164,173	24,882	140	189,195	5,186	3,996	6,169	NA	5,233	209,779
1981	167,898	25,356	114	193,368	4,660	3,171	6,974	NA	5,049	213,226
1980	168,435	24,366	212	193,013	4,090	2,992	6,001	NA	4,945	211,045
1979	168,390	24,850	229	193,469	3,579	2,653	5,864	NA	4,770	210,339
1978	160,651	22,949	221	183,821	3,129	2,479	5,314	NA	4,028	198,778
1977	149,300	21,301	182	170,783	2,890	2,277	4,726	NA	3,616	184,294
1976	144,752	21,111	196	166,059	2,453	1,881	4,425	NA	3,146	177,964
1975	136,639	20,119	178	156,936	2,504	1,743	4,054	NA	2,812	168,049
1974	131,512	19,553	190	151,255	2,095	1,561	3,597	NA	2,525	161,033
1973	126,074	18,502	190	144,766	1,849	1,380	3,115	NA	2,201	153,311

Updated Monday, March 25, 2011

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