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Table 1-13: Active U.S. Air Carrier and
General Aviation Fleet by Type of Aircraft
(Number of carriers)
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AIR
CARRIERa |
2,125 |
2,679 |
2,495 |
3,805 |
4,678 |
6,083 |
6,054 |
7,320 |
7,297 |
7,370 |
7,411 |
7,478 |
7,616 |
8,111 |
8,228 |
8,055 |
8,497 |
8,194 |
8,176 |
8,186 |
8,225 |
U |
Fixed
Wing, total |
2,104 |
2,663 |
2,488 |
3,803 |
4,673 |
6,072 |
6,048 |
7,187 |
7,173 |
7,242 |
7,293 |
7,357 |
7,482 |
7,994 |
8,106 |
8,016 |
8,370 |
8,161 |
8,144 |
8,150 |
8,182 |
U |
Turbojet,
total |
725 |
2,136 |
2,114 |
2,526 |
3,164 |
4,148 |
4,167 |
4,446 |
4,584 |
4,636 |
4,832 |
4,922 |
5,108 |
5,411 |
5,630 |
5,956 |
6,296 |
6,383 |
6,523 |
6,691 |
6,839 |
U |
Four engine |
511 |
931 |
602 |
436 |
322 |
432 |
410 |
389 |
410 |
420 |
435 |
440 |
450 |
447 |
441 |
432 |
419 |
365 |
337 |
305 |
310 |
U |
Three
engine |
173 |
659 |
994 |
1,347 |
1,488 |
1,438 |
1,376 |
1,381 |
1,292 |
1,236 |
1,210 |
1,212 |
1,224 |
1,238 |
1,181 |
1,061 |
996 |
790 |
602 |
519 |
540 |
U |
Two
engine |
41 |
546 |
518 |
743 |
1,354 |
2,278 |
2,381 |
2,676 |
2,882 |
2,980 |
3,187 |
3,270 |
3,434 |
3,726 |
4,008 |
4,463 |
4,881 |
5,228 |
5,584 |
5,867 |
5,989 |
U |
Turboprop,
total |
312 |
374 |
260 |
682 |
1,073 |
1,595 |
1,598 |
1,894 |
1,868 |
1,782 |
1,713 |
1,696 |
1,646 |
1,832 |
1,788 |
1,475 |
1,494 |
1,250 |
1,123 |
989 |
889 |
U |
Four
engine |
215 |
110 |
68 |
92 |
108 |
88 |
75 |
107 |
102 |
87 |
81 |
56 |
45 |
39 |
28 |
29 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
7 |
U |
Two
engine |
89 |
259 |
192 |
590 |
965 |
1,507 |
1,523 |
1,787 |
1,751 |
1,695 |
1,632 |
1,635 |
1,596 |
1,789 |
1,759 |
1,440 |
1,470 |
1,233 |
1,107 |
968 |
880 |
U |
One
engine |
8 |
5 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
15 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
U |
Piston,
total |
1,067 |
153 |
114 |
595 |
436 |
329 |
283 |
847 |
721 |
824 |
748 |
739 |
728 |
751 |
688 |
585 |
580 |
528 |
498 |
470 |
454 |
U |
Four
engine |
447 |
34 |
37 |
73 |
38 |
31 |
26 |
20 |
22 |
19 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
20 |
20 |
U |
Three
engine |
590 |
110 |
69 |
N |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
U |
Two
engine |
30 |
9 |
8 |
522 |
394 |
292 |
252 |
415 |
293 |
335 |
333 |
317 |
298 |
391 |
292 |
255 |
173 |
154 |
143 |
125 |
126 |
U |
One
engine |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
407 |
406 |
465 |
399 |
397 |
407 |
340 |
374 |
310 |
388 |
359 |
339 |
323 |
306 |
U |
Helicopter |
21 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
133 |
124 |
128 |
118 |
121 |
134 |
117 |
122 |
39 |
127 |
33 |
32 |
36 |
43 |
U |
GENERAL AVIATION (GENERAL FLEET)b |
95,442 |
161,743 |
168,475 |
211,043 |
196,500 |
198,000 |
196,874 |
185,650 |
177,120 |
172,935 |
188,089 |
191,129 |
192,414 |
204,710 |
219,464 |
217,533 |
211,446 |
211,244 |
209,708 |
219,426 |
224,352 |
221,943 |
Fixed
Wing, total |
c93,130 |
127,934 |
161,570 |
200,094 |
184,700 |
184,500 |
182,585 |
171,671 |
156,936 |
150,158 |
162,342 |
163,691 |
166,854 |
175,203 |
184,723 |
183,276 |
177,697 |
176,283 |
176,624 |
182,867 |
185,373 |
182,186 |
Turbojet,
total |
N |
950 |
1,776 |
2,992 |
4,100 |
4,100 |
4,126 |
4,004 |
3,663 |
3,914 |
4,559 |
4,424 |
5,178 |
6,066 |
7,120 |
7,001 |
7,787 |
8,355 |
7,997 |
9,298 |
9,823 |
10,379 |
Two
engine |
N |
d822 |
d1,742 |
2,551 |
3,600 |
3,700 |
3,863 |
3,738 |
3,426 |
3,652 |
4,071 |
4,077 |
4,638 |
5,513 |
6,387 |
6,215 |
5,643 |
7,655 |
7,465 |
8,649 |
9,097 |
10,379 |
Other |
N |
128 |
e34 |
441 |
50 |
400 |
263 |
266 |
237 |
262 |
488 |
347 |
539 |
552 |
733 |
786 |
831 |
701 |
532 |
650 |
727 |
N/A |
Turboprop,
total |
N |
1,458 |
2,519 |
4,089 |
5,000 |
5,300 |
4,941 |
4,786 |
4,116 |
4,092 |
4,995 |
5,716 |
5,619 |
6,174 |
5,679 |
5,762 |
6,596 |
6,841 |
7,689 |
8,379 |
7,942 |
8,063 |
Two
engine |
N |
1,287 |
d2,486 |
3,966 |
4,900 |
4,900 |
4,415 |
4,187 |
3,443 |
3,605 |
4,295 |
4,917 |
4,939 |
5,076 |
4,641 |
5,040 |
5,643 |
5,703 |
5,790 |
5,858 |
5,307 |
5,487 |
One
engine |
N |
138 |
33 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
650 |
481 |
668 |
719 |
650 |
1,033 |
1,018 |
678 |
915 |
1,108 |
1,821 |
2,468 |
2,595 |
2,576 |
Other |
N |
33 |
N |
123 |
100 |
400 |
526 |
599 |
24 |
7 |
32 |
80 |
29 |
65 |
21 |
45 |
38 |
30 |
78 |
54 |
40 |
N/A |
Piston,
total |
92,556 |
125,526 |
157,275 |
193,013 |
175,600 |
175,200 |
173,518 |
162,881 |
149,156 |
142,152 |
152,788 |
153,551 |
156,056 |
162,963 |
171,923 |
170,513 |
163,314 |
161,087 |
160,938 |
165,189 |
167,608 |
163,743 |
Two
engine |
d11,422 |
15,835 |
d20,331 |
24,366 |
22,100 |
21,100 |
20,551 |
17,966 |
15,626 |
14,750 |
15,706 |
16,082 |
15,938 |
18,659 |
20,930 |
20,951 |
18,192 |
17,483 |
17,491 |
18,469 |
19,412 |
18,708 |
One
engine |
81,134 |
109,492 |
136,944 |
168,435 |
153,400 |
154,000 |
152,836 |
144,837 |
133,516 |
127,351 |
137,049 |
137,401 |
140,038 |
144,234 |
150,886 |
149,422 |
145,034 |
143,503 |
143,265 |
146,613 |
148,101 |
145,036 |
Other |
N |
199 |
N |
212 |
100 |
100 |
131 |
77 |
14 |
51 |
33 |
68 |
79 |
70 |
108 |
140 |
89 |
101 |
182 |
107 |
95 |
N/A |
Rotorcraft,
total |
1,503 |
2,255 |
4,073 |
6,001 |
6,000 |
6,900 |
6,238 |
5,979 |
4,721 |
4,728 |
5,830 |
6,570 |
6,786 |
7,425 |
7,448 |
7,150 |
6,783 |
6,648 |
6,525 |
7,821 |
8,728 |
9,159 |
Piston |
N |
1,666 |
2,499 |
2,794 |
2,700 |
3,200 |
2,390 |
2,348 |
1,846 |
1,627 |
1,863 |
2,507 |
2,259 |
2,545 |
2,564 |
2,680 |
2,292 |
2,351 |
2,123 |
2,315 |
3,039 |
3,264 |
Turbine,
total |
N |
589 |
1,574 |
3,207 |
3,300 |
3,700 |
3,848 |
3,631 |
2,875 |
3,101 |
3,967 |
4,063 |
4,527 |
4,881 |
4,884 |
4,470 |
4,491 |
4,297 |
4,403 |
5,506 |
5,689 |
5,895 |
Multiengine |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
629 |
616 |
733 |
643 |
764 |
843 |
839 |
694 |
884 |
686 |
853 |
1,130 |
1,151 |
733 |
One
engine |
N |
589 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
2,246 |
2,485 |
3,234 |
3,420 |
3,762 |
4,038 |
4,045 |
3,776 |
3,607 |
3,611 |
3,550 |
4,376 |
4,537 |
3,234 |
Other
Aircraft, total |
809 |
1,554 |
2,832 |
4,945 |
5,800 |
6,600 |
8,051 |
8,000 |
5,037 |
5,906 |
4,741 |
4,244 |
4,092 |
5,580 |
6,765 |
6,700 |
6,545 |
6,377 |
6,008 |
5,939 |
6,454 |
6,277 |
Gliders |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
1,814 |
2,976 |
2,182 |
1,934 |
2,016 |
2,105 |
2,041 |
2,041 |
1,904 |
1,951 |
2,002 |
2,116 |
2,074 |
1,975 |
Lighter-than-Air |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
3,223 |
2,931 |
2,559 |
2,310 |
2,075 |
3,475 |
4,725 |
4,660 |
4,641 |
4,426 |
4,006 |
3,823 |
4,380 |
4,303 |
Experimental,
total |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
10,426 |
12,144 |
15,176 |
16,625 |
14,680 |
16,502 |
20,528 |
20,407 |
20,421 |
21,936 |
20,550 |
22,800 |
23,627 |
23,047 |
Amateur
Built |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
6,171 |
8,833 |
9,328 |
11,566 |
10,261 |
13,189 |
16,858 |
16,739 |
16,736 |
18,168 |
17,028 |
19,165 |
19,817 |
19,316 |
Exhibition |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
1,868 |
637 |
2,245 |
2,094 |
1,798 |
1,630 |
1,999 |
1,973 |
2,052 |
2,190 |
2,031 |
2,070 |
2,120 |
2,103 |
Other |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
2,387 |
2,674 |
3,603 |
2,965 |
2,620 |
1,684 |
1,671 |
1,694 |
1,633 |
1,578 |
1,491 |
1,565 |
1,691 |
1,629 |
KEY:
N = data
do not exist.
a Air carrier aircraft are
aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large
aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small aircraft-30 seats or
less). This definition is more
encompassing than that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation
Forecast- jet aircraft, 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for
hire. Beginning in 1990, the number of
aircraft is the monthly average reported in use for the last three months of
the year. Prior to 1990, it was the
number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year.
b Columns may not add to
totals due to estimation procedures and rounding. Beginning in 1993, excludes commuters. Prior to 1993, single engine turboprops
were included in "Other turboprops"; single and multiengine turbine
rotorcraft were not shown separately; gliders and lighter-than-air aircraft
were combined into the "Other" category; and experimental aircraft
were included in the appropriate aircraft type. For example, prior to 1993, the single
engine piston aircraft type included both experimental and nonexperimental
aircraft Starting in 1993, that
aircraft type only includes nonexperimental aircraft. Due to changes in methodology beginning in
1995, estimates may not be comparable to those for 1994 and earlier
years. Values for 1991 through 1994
were revised to reflect changes in adjustment for nonresponse bias.
c Total includes 574 turbine
aircraft of unspecified subtype.
d Multiengine.
e Single-engine.
f Source reported rounded
data for general aviation.
NOTE
Prior to 1970, aircraft counts included aircraft retained in FAA
data systems until the owners requested that they be deregistered. As a result, thousands of aircraft that had
been destroyed over the years remained in the system. Since 1970, annual verification of aircraft
registrations is required. Failure to comply with this requirement leads to
revocation of the registration certificate and exclusion of the aircraft from
the official count of the following year.
Listed engine configurations (e.g.,
two-, three-, multi-) represent all applicable combinations for each
aircraft type. Totals may not agree
with those in other tables as revisions to prior year data are reported at
the aggregate level only.
SOURCES
Air carriers:
1965: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of
Aviation, 1966 Edition. (Washington, DC:
1966), table 7.5.
1970: Ibid., Calendar Year 1971. (Washington, DC: 1972), table 5.5.
1975: Ibid., Calendar Year 1975. (Washington, DC: Dec. 31, 1975), table 5.3.
1980: Ibid., Calendar Year 1980. (Washington, DC: Dec. 31, 1980), table 5.2.
1985: Ibid., Calendar Year 1993. FAA-APO-95-5 (Washington, DC: 1995), table 5.2.
1990-94: Ibid., Calendar Year 1996, Internet site: http://www.api.faa.gov/handbook96/toc96.htm,
as of Mar. 31, 2000, table 5.2.
1995-2005: Aerospace Industries Association, Aerospace Facts and Figures (Washington DC: 2006), "Active U.S. Air Carrier
Fleet," and similar tables in earlier editions.
General aviation:
1965: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of
Aviation, 1966 Edition. (Washington, DC:
1966), table 5.1.
1970: Ibid., Calendar Year 1971. (Washington, DC: 1972), table 8.3.
1975: Ibid., Calendar Year 1975. (Washington, DC: Dec. 31, 1975), table 8.4.
1980: Ibid., General Aviation Activity and Avionics Survey, Annual
Report Calendar Year 1980, FAA-MS-81-5
(Washington, DC: December 1985), table 2-6.
1985: Ibid., Annual Summary Report 1994 Data, FAA-APO-95-10 (Washington, DC: 1996), table 1.2.
1990: Ibid., General Aviation and Air
Taxi Activity Survey, Calendar Year 1999
(Washington, DC: 2001), table 1.2.
1991: Ibid., General Aviation and Air
Taxi Activity Survey, Calendar Year 2002 (Washington,
DC: 2004), table 1.2.
1992-2006: lbid., General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity Survey, Calendar
Year 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), table
1.2, Internet site
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation/ as of Dec. 18, 2007.
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