Table 5-8:  Active Aviation Pilots and Flight Instructors: 20001,,,,,,,,,,,,,

,,,,,,,Airplane pilots2,,,,,,
,Total,,Students  ,,Private,,Commercial,,Airline transport,,Misc.3,,Flight instructor4
Alabama,"7,262",,"1,170",,"3,065",,"1,649",,"1,084",,294,,920
Alaska,"8,638",,833,,"3,686",,"2,130",,"1,906",,83,,"1,118"
Arizona,"17,429",,"2,329",,"6,508",,"3,345",,"4,654",,593,,"2,617"
Arkansas,"4,988",,776,,"2,153",,"1,206",,788,,65,,634
California,"71,053",,"10,173",,"31,571",,"13,448",,"12,786",,"3,075",,"8,984"
Colorado,"17,539",,"2,320",,"6,256",,"3,144",,"5,138",,681,,"2,549"
Connecticut,"6,523",,944,,"2,714",,989,,"1,648",,228,,837
Delaware,"1,462",,245,,532,,236,,413,,36,,233
District of Columbia,476,,86,,191,,99,,69,,31,,45
Florida,"47,191",,"6,672",,"16,324",,"10,059",,"13,267",,869,,"6,890"
Georgia,"18,087",,"2,441",,"6,053",,"2,845",,"6,448",,300,,"2,107"
Hawaii,"2,927",,471,,611,,587,,"1,031",,227,,399
Idaho,"4,480",,581,,"2,148",,950,,711,,90,,535
Illinois,"21,521",,"3,497",,"9,168",,"3,832",,"4,606",,418,,"3,054"
Indiana,"11,715",,"1,874",,"5,728",,"2,091",,"1,867",,155,,"1,488"
Iowa,"6,135",,912,,"3,372",,"1,130",,667,,54,,771
Kansas,"8,412",,"1,169",,"4,136",,"1,729",,"1,268",,110,,"1,184"
Kentucky,"6,720",,988,,"2,397",,"1,155",,"2,104",,76,,919
Louisiana,"5,894",,911,,"2,224",,"1,474",,"1,035",,250,,701
Maine,"3,105",,444,,"1,494",,608,,522,,37,,384
Maryland,"8,383",,"1,217",,"3,499",,"1,535",,"1,869",,263,,"1,194"
Massachusetts,"9,692",,"1,583",,"4,535",,"1,711",,"1,480",,383,,"1,242"
Michigan,"17,755",,"3,008",,"8,517",,"3,008",,"2,852",,370,,"2,388"
Minnesota,"15,530",,"2,244",,"6,728",,"2,949",,"3,417",,192,,"2,025"
Mississippi,"4,111",,594,,"1,595",,"1,086",,750,,86,,490
Missouri,"11,070",,"1,549",,"5,008",,"2,045",,"2,312",,156,,"1,548"
Montana,"3,613",,481,,"1,718",,878,,469,,67,,431
Nebraska,"4,141",,654,,"2,054",,884,,524,,25,,432
Nevada,"6,270",,691,,"2,131",,"1,141",,"2,095",,212,,864
New Hampshire,"4,242",,499,,"1,544",,676,,"1,417",,106,,613
New Jersey,"11,403",,"1,826",,"4,909",,"1,833",,"2,417",,418,,"1,517"
New Mexico,"4,406",,787,,"1,788",,916,,772,,143,,549
New York,"18,649",,"3,628",,"8,020",,"3,305",,"2,819",,877,,"2,516"
North Carolina,"14,769",,"2,148",,"6,144",,"2,600",,"3,615",,262,,"1,732"
North Dakota,"2,458",,401,,"1,153",,688,,199,,17,,292
Ohio,"19,301",,"3,065",,"8,602",,"3,338",,"3,857",,439,,"2,839"
Oklahoma,"8,654",,"1,392",,"3,839",,"1,893",,"1,453",,77,,"1,180"
Oregon,"9,942",,"1,625",,"4,972",,"1,910",,"1,175",,260,,"1,123"
Pennsylvania,"18,022",,"2,683",,"7,604",,"3,075",,"4,124",,536,,"2,575"
Rhode Island,"1,216",,184,,569,,210,,223,,30,,136
South Carolina,"6,363",,933,,"2,708",,"1,343",,"1,244",,135,,714
South Dakota,"2,230",,328,,"1,034",,549,,302,,17,,263
Tennessee,"12,132",,"1,675",,"4,351",,"2,024",,"3,826",,256,,"1,600"
Texas,"48,396",,"6,613",,"16,857",,"9,044",,"14,839",,"1,043",,"6,487"
Utah,"6,591",,"1,205",,"2,678",,"1,116",,"1,468",,124,,768
Vermont,"1,487",,220,,681,,261,,264,,61,,162
Virginia,"14,640",,"1,987",,"5,114",,"2,835",,"4,299",,405,,"2,055"
Washington,"21,116",,"2,929",,"8,170",,"3,896",,"5,535",,586,,"2,658"
West Virginia,"1,992",,312,,953,,399,,293,,35,,274
Wisconsin,"11,275",,"1,768",,"5,682",,"1,884",,"1,830",,111,,"1,455"
Wyoming,"1,812",,254,,901,,354,,273,,30,,195
"United States, total","593,218",,"87,319",,"244,389",,"112,092",,"134,024",,"15,394",,"78,686"

1An active pilot is a person who holds a pilot certificate and a valid medical certificate issued within the last 25 months.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2Includes pilots with an airplane only certificate and those with an airplane and a helicopter and/or glider certificate.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3Includes helicopter, glider, and recreational pilots.  Does not include pilots holding an airplane certificate.  A recreational pilot may fly no more than one passenger in a light, single engine aircraft with no more than four seats during good weather and daylight hours and, unless authorized, no more than 50 miles from the home airport.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
4Not included in total.  A flight instructor must hold a flight instructor certificate in addition to a pilot certificate.,,,,,,,,,,,,,

NOTE: Excludes U.S. military personnel holding civilian certificates who are stationed in a foreign country and pilots in U.S. territories.,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics 2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.api.faa.gov/CivilAir/index.htm as of July 22, 2002."