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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 |
Fixed
Wing |
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 |
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 |
Four
engine |
511 |
931 |
602 |
436 |
322 |
432 |
410 |
389 |
410 |
420 |
435 |
440 |
450 |
447 |
441 |
432 |
419 |
365 |
337 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Four
engine |
215 |
110 |
68 |
92 |
108 |
88 |
75 |
107 |
102 |
87 |
81 |
56 |
45 |
39 |
28 |
29 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
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 |
One
engine |
8 |
5 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
15 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Piston,
total |
1,067 |
153 |
114 |
595 |
436 |
329 |
283 |
847 |
721 |
824 |
748 |
739 |
728 |
751 |
688 |
585 |
580 |
528 |
498 |
Four
engine |
447 |
34 |
37 |
73 |
38 |
31 |
26 |
20 |
22 |
19 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
Three
engine |
590 |
110 |
69 |
N |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Two
engine |
30 |
9 |
8 |
522 |
394 |
292 |
252 |
415 |
293 |
335 |
333 |
317 |
298 |
391 |
292 |
255 |
173 |
154 |
143 |
One
engine |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
407 |
406 |
465 |
399 |
397 |
407 |
340 |
374 |
310 |
388 |
359 |
339 |
Helicopter |
21 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
133 |
124 |
128 |
118 |
121 |
134 |
117 |
122 |
39 |
127 |
33 |
32 |
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 |
Fixed
Wing |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Other |
N |
128 |
e34 |
441 |
50 |
400 |
263 |
266 |
237 |
262 |
488 |
347 |
539 |
552 |
733 |
786 |
831 |
701 |
532 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Other |
N |
33 |
N |
123 |
100 |
400 |
526 |
599 |
24 |
7 |
32 |
80 |
29 |
65 |
21 |
45 |
38 |
30 |
78 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Other |
N |
199 |
N |
212 |
100 |
100 |
131 |
77 |
14 |
51 |
33 |
68 |
79 |
70 |
108 |
140 |
89 |
101 |
182 |
Rotorcraft |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Multiengine |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
629 |
616 |
733 |
643 |
764 |
843 |
839 |
694 |
884 |
686 |
853 |
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 |
Other
Aircraft |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Experimental |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
NOTES
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.
1995-2003: Aerospace Industries
Association, Aerospace Facts and Figures (Washington DC: 2004/2005), "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.
1992-2003: lbid., General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity Survey, Calendar
Year 2003 (Washington, DC: 2005), table
1.2, Internet site
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation/ as of Nov. 14, 2005.
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