0.26

0.28

0.10

0.90

0.11

0.11

2.54

0.70

3.94

1.54

1.12

2.69

13.57

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

LIGHT-SPORT

Other

Exhibition

Amateur

EXPERIMENTAL

Lighter-than-air

Glider

OTHER AIRCRAFT

Turbine

Piston

ROTORCRAFT

FIXED WING TURBOJET

2 Engine

1 Engine

FIXED WING TURBOPROP

2 Engine

1 Engine

FIXED WING PISTON

Hours Flown (Millions)

Aircraft Type

Chart 1

2007 Hours Flown by Aircraft Type

Source: 2007 GA Survey Table 1.5
0.41

0.51

3.11

1.31

0.12

0.16

0.15

0.15

0.37

1.36

1.41

3.80

3.21

3.09

8.68

0.70

0.30

2.75

1.15

0.11

0.17

0.20

0.14

0.24

1.20

0.95

4.32

3.11

3.23

9.14

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Air Medical

Air Tours

Air Taxi

ON-DEMAND PART 135 USE

Other

Air Medical

Sightseeing

Other Work

External Load

Aerial Other

Aerial Observation

Aerial Application

Instructional

Corporate

Business

Personal

GENERAL AVIATION USE

Hours Flown (Millions)

Actual Use

Chart 2

2006 and 2007 Hours Flown by Actual Use

2006

2007

Source: 2007 GA Survey Table 1.6
Pt 135 Air Medical

2.5% Air Tours

1.8%

Air Taxi

11.2%

Other

4.7%

Air Medical

0.4%

Sightseeing

0.6%

Other Work

0.5%

External Load

0.5%

Aerial Other

1.3%

Aerial Observation

4.9%

Aerial Application

5.1%

Instructional

13.7%

Corporate

11.5%

Business

11.1%

Personal

31.2%

Chart 3

2007 Hours Flown by Actual Use

Source: 2007 GA Survey

Table 1.6
Table 1.1

AIRCRAFT TYPE Total Per- Busi- Cor- Instruc- Aerial Aerial Aerial External Other Sight Air Other Air Air Air

Active sonal ness porate tional Apps Obs Other Load Work See Med 1

Taxi 2

Tours Med

Fixed Wing: Total 186,806 120,616 23,796 10,128 12,301 3,485 3,286 773 6 572 588 59 3,817 6,649 435 294

% Std. Error 1.6 2.7 1.7 0.8 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 2.5 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.1 0.6

Piston: Total 166,907 118,180 21,094 2,433 12,129 2,435 2,795 626 0 413 560 25 2,982 2,774 404 56

% Std. Error 2.4 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 5.3 2.1 2.5 0.0 2.2 3.6 0.8 2.3 0.8 1.2 0.6

1 Engine: Total 147,569 109,372 15,543 934 11,284 2,397 2,482 405 0 411 560 18 2,413 1,413 323 15

% Std. Error 2.5 3.2 2.2 1.8 2.1 5.6 2.1 3.8 0.0 2.3 3.6 0.8 2.8 0.9 1.3 0.8

2 Engine: Total 19,337 8,808 5,551 1,499 845 38 313 222 0 2 0 7 569 1,361 81 41

% Std. Error 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.2 2.7 1.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4

Turboprop: Total 9,514 1,687 1,822 2,224 117 1,047 471 131 6 85 4 26 428 1,281 31 151

% Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

1 Engine: Total 4,059 961 883 306 44 1,038 30 77 0 36 0 10 91 547 31 4

% Std. Error 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4

2 Engine: Total 5,456 726 939 1,918 74 8 441 54 6 49 4 16 337 735 0 147

% Std. Error 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3

Turbojet: Total 10,385 749 880 5,472 54 3 19 15 0 73 24 7 407 2,594 0 87

% Std. Error 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3

Rotorcraft: Total 9,567 1,492 567 537 1,083 585 1,760 505 175 69 97 159 585 1,196 396 362

% Std. Error 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Piston: Total 2,769 910 235 21 866 236 232 33 6 12 63 0 86 54 11 3

% Std. Error 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.4 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.0 0.0

Turbine: Total 6,798 582 332 516 217 349 1,528 472 169 56 34 159 499 1,142 384 359

% Std. Error 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7

1 Engine: Turbine 5,431 552 304 312 212 342 1,455 391 134 51 34 82 313 738 372 139

% Std. Error 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8

Multi-Engine: Turbine 1,367 30 28 204 5 7 73 80 35 5 0 77 186 404 12 220

% Std. Error 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7

General Aviation Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT BY PRIMARY USE

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

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Table 1.1

AIRCRAFT TYPE Total Per- Busi- Cor- Instruc- Aerial Aerial Aerial External Other Sight Air Other Air Air Air

Active sonal ness porate tional Apps Obs Other Load Work See Med 1

Taxi 2

Tours Med

General Aviation Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT BY PRIMARY USE

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

Other Aircraft: Total 5,940 4,726 4 23 330 0 3 2 2 132 558 0 118 2 39 0

% Std. Error 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 0.0

Gliders 1,947 1,635 2 10 211 0 0 0 2 8 44 0 34 0 0 0

% Std. Error 1.1 1.5 0.0 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.7 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

Lighter-than-air 3,993 3,091 2 13 119 0 3 2 0 123 513 0 85 2 39 0

% Std. Error 2.0 2.7 0.0 2.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.1 0.0 2.8 0.0 2.3 0.0

Experimental: Total 23,228 20,404 594 168 422 93 106 78 4 147 18 4 1,084 95 11 1

% Std. Error 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.6 0.0

Amateur 19,538 17,895 428 5 353 45 26 34 2 70 11 0 670 0 0 0

% Std. Error 2.1 2.5 2.6 1.5 2.3 4.6 1.8 7.0 0.0 2.6 2.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Exhibition 2,101 1,807 42 7 29 4 7 7 0 23 0 0 175 0 0 0

% Std. Error 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Other 1,589 702 123 156 40 44 73 36 2 54 7 4 240 95 11 1

% Std. Error 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.0

Light-sport 6,066 5,277 32 7 514 2 32 0 0 17 14 0 171 0 0 0

% Std. Error 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total All Aircraft 231,607 152,514 24,993 10,864 14,650 4,164 5,188 1,358 188 936 1,275 222 5,776 7,942 880 657

% Std. Error 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.8

Table Notes:

1

 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135.

2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135.

Definitions of use categories may be found in Appendix B, Figure B.1.

Starting in 2004, Far Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. 

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates.

Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes.

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Table 1.2

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Fixed Wing: Total 186,806 182,186 185,373 182,867 176,624 176,283 177,697 183,276 184,723 175,203 166,854 163,691

% Std. Error 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 1.8 0.7 0.7

Piston: Total 166,907 163,743 167,608 165,189 160,938 161,087 163,314 170,513 171,923 162,963 156,056 153,551

% Std. Error 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 1.9 0.7 0.7

1 Engine: Total 147,569 145,036 148,101 146,613 143,265 143,503 145,034 149,422 150,886 144,234 140,038 137,401

% Std. Error 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.9 3.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.7

2 Engine: Total 19,337 18,708 19,412 18,469 17,491 17,483 18,192 20,951 20,930 18,659 15,938 16,082

% Std. Error 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.2 2.8 2.4

Piston: Other N/A N/A 95 107 182 101 89 140 108 70 79 68

% Std. Error N/A N/A 2.1 1.6 3.1 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.7 4.0 43.0 47.4

Turboprop: Total 9,514 8,063 7,942 8,379 7,689 6,841 6,596 5,762 5,679 6,174 5,619 5,716

% Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.1 2.5

1 Engine: Total 4,059 2,576 2,595 2,468 1,821 1,108 915 678 1,018 1,033 650 719

% Std. Error 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.3 5.8 6.0

2 Engine: Total 5,456 5,487 5,307 5,858 5,790 5,703 5,643 5,040 4,641 5,076 4,939 4,917

% Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.7 2.1 2.8

Turboprop: Other N/A N/A 40 54 78 30 38 45 21 65 29 80

% Std. Error N/A N/A 1.6 1.4 0.9 2.0 2.0 3.9 1.6 24.0

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

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Table 1.2

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

Turbojet: Total 10,385 10,379 9,823 9,298 7,997 8,355 7,787 7,001 7,120 6,066 5,178 4,424

% Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 3.0 2.3

2 Engine: Total N/A 10,379 9,097 8,649 7,465 7,655 5,643 6,215 6,387 5,513 4,638 4,077

% Std. Error N/A 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.3 3.2 2.5

Turbojet: Other N/A N/A 727 650 532 701 831 786 733 552 539 347

% Std. Error N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.9 1.4 1.0 8.2 6.3

Rotorcraft: Total 9,567 9,159 8,728 7,821 6,525 6,648 6,783 7,150 7,448 7,425 6,786 6,570

% Std. Error 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.0 2.5 3.3

Piston: Total 2,769 3,264 3,039 2,315 2,123 2,351 2,292 2,680 2,564 2,545 2,259 2,507

% Std. Error 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.3 0.9 6.0 6.3

Turbine: Total 6,798 5,895 5,689 5,506 4,403 4,297 4,491 4,470 4,884 4,881 4,527 4,063

% Std. Error 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.2 2.3 3.8

1 Engine: Turbine 5,431 4,627 4,537 4,376 3,550 3,611 3,607 3,776 4,045 4,038 3,762 3,420

% Std. Error 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.1

Multi-Engine: Turbine 1,367 1,268 1,151 1,130 853 686 884 694 839 843 764 643

% Std. Error 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.2 2.1 1.1 1.4 6.2 9.0

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Table 1.2

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

Other Aircraft: Total 5,940 6,277 6,454 5,939 6,008 6,377 6,545 6,700 6,765 5,580 4,092 4,244

% Std. Error 1.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.1 5.8 5.5

Gliders 1,947 1,975 2,074 2,116 2,002 1,951 1,904 2,041 2,041 2,105 2,016 1,934

% Std. Error 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.5 1.5 4.1 4.5

Lighter-than-air 3,993 4,303 4,380 3,823 4,006 4,426 4,641 4,660 4,725 3,475 2,075 2,310

% Std. Error 2.0 1.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.5 10.6 9.4

Experimental: Total 23,228 23,047 23,627 22,800 20,550 21,936 20,421 20,407 20,528 16,502 14,680 16,625

% Std. Error 1.8 1.8 3.0 2.9 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.7 2.4 2.4 4.3 4.1

Amateur 19,538 19,316 19,817 19,165 17,028 18,168 16,736 16,739 16,858 13,189 10,261 11,566

% Std. Error 2.1 2.1 3.9 3.4 5.4 4.3 4.7 5.9 2.6 2.4 5.8 5.6

Exhibition 2,101 2,103 2,120 2,070 2,031 2,190 2,052 1,973 1,999 1,630 1,798 2,094

% Std. Error 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.2 1.4 3.0 7.3 8.6

Other 1,589 1,629 1,691 1,565 1,491 1,578 1,633 1,694 1,671 1,684 2,620 2,965

% Std. Error 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 6.0 4.2

Light-sport 6,066 1,273 170 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

% Std. Error 0.5 0.3 0.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

All Aircraft 231,607 221,943 224,352 219,426 209,708 211,244 211,446 217,533 219,464 204,710 192,414 191,129

% Std. Error 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.7

Table Notes:

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates.

Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Beginning in 2005, light-sport was added as an aircraft type.

The quality of information used to classify aircraft by type has improved over time, leaving fewer aircraft in otherwise unspecified "other" categories. Beginning with the 2006

survey year, there are too few aircraft in select "other" categories to support reliable statistical estimation. The relatively small number of aircraft that would have been reported

in these categories were reassigned to the most frequently occurring aircraft type within the same major group.

Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes.

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Table 1.3

General Aviation Use 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Personal 152.5 149.0 151.4 149.7 146.7 146.0 144.0 148.2 147.1 124.3 115.6 113.4

Business 25.0 24.4 25.5 24.2 25.0 24.2 25.5 25.2 24.5 32.6 27.7 30.7

Corporate 10.9 11.1 10.6 10.2 10.5 10.8 10.5 11.0 10.8 11.3 10.4 9.9

Instructional 14.7 14.3 13.4 13.1 12.7 13.2 14.3 14.9 16.1 11.4 14.7 12.7

Aerial Application 4.2 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.0

Aerial Observation 5.2 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0

Aerial Other 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.4 N/A N/A N/A

External Load 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4

Other Work 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.4 1.1 0.7 1.0

Sightseeing 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

Public Use N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.5

Air Medical 1

0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 N/A N/A N/A

Other 5.8 3.2 3.6 3.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.0 5.3 5.6

General Aviation Use Total 222.1 212.9 215.8 211.8 206.9 207.1 207.2 213.5 214.7 199.5 187.4 186.9

On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

Air Taxi 2

7.9 7.4 6.9 6.2 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.1

Air Tours 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1

Air Medical 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use Total 9.5 9.1 8.5 7.7 2.8 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.2

Total General Aviation and On-Demand FAR 

Part 135 Use 231.6 221.9 224.4 219.4 209.7 211.2 211.4 217.5 219.5 204.7 192.4 191.1

Table Notes:

1

 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135.

2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135.

Definitions of use categories may be found in Appendix B, Figure B.1.

Beginning in 2004, Air Medical was split into General Aviation and Part 135. Prior to 2003, Air Medical was reported as a single use category under General Aviation. 

Starting in 2004, Far Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. 

Starting in 2000, public use was asked in a separate question because public use is not mutually exclusive from other use categories. 

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

BY PRIMARY USE 1996-2007 (AIRCRAFT IN THOUSANDS)

ACTIVE GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI AIRCRAFT

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Table 1.4

AIRCRAFT TYPE Total Per- Busi- Cor- Instruc- Aerial Aerial Aerial External Other Sight Air Other Air Air Air

sonal ness porate tional Apps Obs Other Load Work See Med 1 Taxi 2 Tours Med

Fixed Wing: Total 22,857,168 7,379,139 2,953,908 2,994,565 3,145,100 1,236,032 747,787 215,858 26,386 74,121 90,474 59,105 985,299 2,577,202 205,582 166,610

% Std. Error 1.3 1.1 2.4 4.1 4.7 6.8 7.4 10.8 53.5 18.2 15.8 12.6 6.4 5.4 16.9 19.9

Piston: Total 16,257,479 6,901,114 2,320,707 637,279 3,075,972 808,664 567,454 142,997 15,970 36,657 73,924 47,255 417,446 1,002,367 181,220 28,453

% Std. Error 1.8 1.6 3.4 13.3 6.6 11.3 11.5 19.0 49.3 26.6 15.4 12.8 7.8 10.9 25.1 47.5

1 Engine: Total 13,571,408 6,281,118 1,720,008 302,337 2,738,942 806,853 497,505 80,295 15,970 34,661 70,802 42,593 340,892 489,163 142,406 7,861

% Std. Error 2.1 1.7 4.0 20.2 7.4 11.7 12.4 24.3 51.3 29.0 16.7 14.0 9.5 14.1 27.5 92.0

2 Engine: Total 2,686,071 619,996 600,698 334,942 337,030 1,811 69,949 62,701 0 1,996 3,122 4,662 76,553 513,204 38,814 20,592

% Std. Error 3.6 3.9 5.2 13.8 14.5 66.2 29.0 23.9 0.0 52.0 31.9 30.0 9.6 12.6 50.7 42.9

Turboprop: Total 2,661,474 228,144 279,801 539,124 48,870 427,017 174,487 69,712 10,190 20,354 853 7,621 180,524 566,775 23,979 84,022

% Std. Error 1.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 3.7 5.1 5.4 38.9 13.3 21.3 20.7 7.8 4.3 15.8 9.3

1 Engine: Total 1,117,958 113,463 131,444 82,926 21,138 426,461 14,250 16,293 744 10,656 110 2,233 38,742 233,065 23,932 2,503

% Std. Error 1.3 2.9 3.2 7.3 9.6 3.1 16.7 11.3 33.1 17.3 29.9 18.5 6.2 4.5 14.1 23.4

2 Engine: Total 1,543,516 114,682 148,356 456,198 27,732 556 160,237 53,418 9,446 9,699 744 5,388 141,783 333,710 48 81,519

% Std. Error 1.9 3.5 3.9 2.6 15.4 40.3 5.7 6.3 45.4 19.7 26.0 30.4 10.6 6.9 52.3 10.3

Turbojet: Total 3,938,215 249,881 353,400 1,818,162 20,257 350 5,846 3,149 226 17,110 15,697 4,229 387,329 1,008,060 383 54,135

% Std. Error 0.8 3.2 3.1 1.2 14.2 62.2 21.0 26.8 41.2 12.6 21.7 22.0 2.5 2.2 49.9 10.0

Rotorcraft: Total 3,245,458 118,171 71,769 154,344 518,318 149,191 582,389 134,705 122,609 41,947 29,036 56,699 224,586 503,513 295,998 242,183

% Std. Error 1.5 4.9 9.5 7.9 5.2 6.8 4.0 6.8 9.6 18.2 9.3 11.6 10.2 4.2 8.4 5.5

Piston: Total 704,382 67,505 31,253 3,579 429,228 42,198 60,782 4,209 3,264 3,190 16,750 264 17,999 17,034 4,969 2,159

% Std. Error 4.2 8.4 22.7 37.7 6.6 14.9 13.1 28.1 47.6 50.7 13.3 66.2 15.4 22.1 63.4 97.6

Turbine: Total 2,541,076 50,666 40,516 150,766 89,090 106,993 521,607 130,496 119,344 38,757 12,286 56,435 206,587 486,479 291,029 240,024

% Std. Error 1.5 5.8 8.1 7.2 10.8 7.4 3.8 6.3 8.8 17.6 14.5 10.6 10.0 3.8 7.7 4.9

1 Engine: Turbine 1,990,913 48,187 36,658 86,356 83,352 104,300 497,030 96,754 96,241 36,275 12,028 32,061 129,052 334,106 286,230 112,284

% Std. Error 1.8 6.2 8.0 9.2 11.9 7.7 4.0 7.2 10.1 19.2 15.2 14.7 12.6 4.9 8.0 7.5

Multi-Engine: Turbine 550,163 2,479 3,859 64,410 5,739 2,693 24,578 33,741 23,104 2,482 258 24,374 77,535 152,373 4,799 127,741

% Std. Error 2.6 20.5 36.0 10.4 8.4 26.6 11.3 12.0 17.9 37.6 43.6 13.7 15.0 5.2 36.5 5.5

General Aviation Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN BY ACTUAL USE

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

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Table 1.4

AIRCRAFT TYPE Total Per- Busi- Cor- Instruc- Aerial Aerial Aerial External Other Sight Air Other Air Air Air

sonal ness porate tional Apps Obs Other Load Work See Med 1 Taxi 2 Tours Med

General Aviation Use On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN BY ACTUAL USE

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

Other Aircraft: Total 214,969 129,047 333 3,547 30,943 2 79 383 52 3,909 35,030 163 9,153 600 1,727 0

% Std. Error 4.9 4.2 61.8 58.0 19.5 119.6 92.3 163.0 147.0 32.3 17.6 128.2 28.6 147.4 27.7 0.0

Gliders 107,597 68,901 220 1,897 26,755 2 12 6 51 1,046 4,354 162 4,191 0 0 0

% Std. Error 5.1 4.5 57.0 60.3 15.1 82.2 85.4 110.1 103.0 61.7 25.5 88.6 35.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Lighter-than-air 107,372 60,146 114 1,650 4,188 0 68 377 1 2,863 30,676 1 4,962 600 1,727 0

% Std. Error 7.6 4.6 105.9 92.0 26.8 0.0 133.2 207.4 115.2 37.1 24.2 115.2 38.0 184.7 34.6 0.0

Experimental: Total 1,274,625 855,180 65,107 60,158 64,124 29,183 31,525 20,414 2,842 23,384 3,902 2,304 76,604 32,058 4,369 3,472

% Std. Error 3.0 2.2 12.4 22.6 18.2 32.8 31.5 32.7 83.7 32.9 81.4 88.8 11.9 31.9 98.9 93.1

Amateur 896,485 733,217 42,736 702 48,086 8,973 4,601 10,434 1,156 10,184 1,698 56 34,643 0 0 0

% Std. Error 2.7 2.4 11.1 141.4 21.3 47.6 31.3 52.8 173.1 47.9 93.6 92.8 18.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Exhibition 101,566 75,757 2,162 2,030 3,134 1,936 1,234 1,586 521 2,012 247 0 10,946 0 0 0

% Std. Error 4.9 4.6 25.9 70.6 43.8 99.1 111.8 79.2 81.1 56.8 53.3 0.0 17.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Other 276,574 46,205 20,209 57,426 12,904 18,273 25,690 8,394 1,166 11,188 1,957 2,248 31,015 32,058 4,369 3,472

% Std. Error 4.6 10.2 15.9 10.7 25.4 21.4 17.7 22.9 58.2 25.9 69.0 43.3 9.6 14.9 47.1 44.4

Light-sport 259,763 194,600 3,065 1,288 45,750 106 1,795 1 4 2,096 1,247 5 9,807 0 0 0

% Std. Error 1.9 1.8 14.9 37.0 7.0 58.8 15.2 57.6 55.5 28.8 30.7 46.2 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total All Aircraft 27,851,982 8,676,136 3,094,183 3,213,902 3,804,234 1,414,513 1,363,575 371,361 151,893 145,457 159,690 118,275 1,305,449 3,113,372 507,675 412,266

% Std. Error 1.0 0.9 2.0 3.3 3.5 5.1 5.0 7.4 17.4 14.3 9.6 12.5 5.4 3.9 11.5 9.5

Table Notes:

1

 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135.

2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135.

Definitions of use categories may be found in Appendix B, Figure B.1.

Starting in 2004, Far Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. 

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates.

Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes.

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Table 1.5

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Fixed Wing: Total 22,857 22,765 22,311 24,021 23,639 23,486 23,620 26,127 27,046 24,392 24,111 23,402

% Std. Error 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.2 2.4

Piston: Total 16,257 16,525 16,434 18,142 19,013 18,891 19,194 21,493 22,529 20,402 20,743 20,091

% Std. Error 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.5 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.7

1 Engine: Total 13,571 13,976 13,739 15,363 16,680 16,325 16,549 18,089 18,983 16,823 18,345 17,606

% Std. Error 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.7 3.2 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.8 3.0

2 Engine: Total 2,686 2,550 2,677 2,764 2,317 2,548 2,634 3,385 3,531 3,567 2,380 2,474

% Std. Error 3.6 2.3 2.5 3.0 3.1 4.2 4.8 3.0 3.4 3.0 5.7 5.1

Piston: Other N/A N/A 18 16 16 18 10 18 14 11 19 11

% Std. Error N/A N/A 33.1 22.7 32.6 11.7 19.2 15.0 26.9 85.9 69.5 57.5

Turboprop: Total 2,661 2,162 2,106 2,161 1,922 1,850 1,773 1,986 1,797 1,765 1,655 1,768

% Std. Error 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.8 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.8

1 Engine: Total 1,118 853 846 759 519 419 299 277 368 289 321 328

% Std. Error 1.3 1.6 2.5 2.2 5.7 5.2 6.6 5.6 10.8 7.9 10.8 10.2

2 Engine: Total 1,544 1,310 1,252 1,394 1,402 1,427 1,457 1,703 1,424 1,459 1,326 1,419

% Std. Error 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 3.2 2.6 2.7 3.9 3.2 3.8 5.7 5.5

Turboprop: Other N/A N/A 8 8 1 4 17 7 4 17 9 22

% Std. Error N/A N/A 25.6 19.8 36.2 34.0 30.2 56.6 50.2 30.1

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007 (HOURS IN THOUSANDS)

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Table 1.5

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007 (HOURS IN THOUSANDS)

Turbojet: Total 3,938 4,077 3,771 3,718 2,704 2,745 2,654 2,648 2,721 2,226 1,713 1,543

% Std. Error 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.3 4.6 6.4 5.0

2 Engine: Total N/A 4,077 3,488 3,465 2,486 2,551 2,368 2,324 2,435 1,995 1,557 1,385

% Std. Error N/A 0.8 0.8 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 5.1 6.9 5.2

Turbojet: Other N/A N/A 282 254 218 194 286 324 286 231 155 158

% Std. Error N/A N/A 3.6 4.1 10.7 9.3 5.6 8.5 5.5 12.0 13.8 17.4

Rotorcraft: Total 3,245 3,446 3,056 2,533 2,135 1,876 1,953 2,191 2,630 2,342 2,084 2,122

% Std. Error 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.6 3.8 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.3 6.6 9.8

Piston: Total 704 918 617 514 448 454 474 530 552 430 343 591

% Std. Error 4.2 3.5 3.7 4.3 5.2 7.2 6.4 7.2 7.8 4.5 13.6 21.9

Turbine: Total 2,541 2,528 2,439 2,020 1,687 1,422 1,479 1,661 2,077 1,912 1,739 1,531

% Std. Error 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.9 4.3 3.3 4.2 3.3 5.2 7.5 10.6

1 Engine: Turbine 1,991 1,958 1,863 1,538 1,276 1,113 1,156 1,326 1,656 1,415 1,311 1,282

% Std. Error 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.9 3.2 5.1 3.9 4.4 3.7 5.7 9.3 12.4

Multi-Engine: Turbine 550 570 576 481 411 310 322 335 422 497 429 249

% Std. Error 2.6 1.4 2.0 1.7 5.8 7.0 6.1 11.4 7.4 11.4 10.9 14.8

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Table 1.5

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007 (HOURS IN THOUSANDS)

Other Aircraft: Total 215 211 267 249 263 333 287 362 309 295 192 227

% Std. Error 4.9 4.4 8.0 7.8 9.9 10.0 7.3 11.7 6.8 12.3 12.1 15.5

Gliders 108 106 121 119 118 158 144 159 155 125 133 150

% Std. Error 5.1 4.5 6.9 5.6 11.0 15.9 9.2 9.9 8.2 9.5 15.6 17.1

Lighter-than-air 107 105 146 130 145 175 143 203 154 169 59 77

% Std. Error 7.6 7.2 15.1 16.0 15.7 10.8 10.4 19.1 10.0 21.6 17.4 31.4

Experimental: Total 1,275 1,218 1,339 1,322 1,292 1,345 1,157 1,280 1,246 1,071 1,327 1,158

% Std. Error 3.0 2.8 4.6 3.6 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.3 3.3 4.0 14.6 6.7

Amateur 896 899 987 990 963 976 794 887 883 729 698 524

% Std. Error 2.7 3.0 4.4 3.5 8.4 6.1 5.7 6.3 3.1 3.8 24.4 9.8

Exhibition 102 103 113 116 103 127 102 113 122 73 246 192

% Std. Error 4.9 4.3 16.9 10.1 5.6 14.9 9.1 10.7 5.4 7.7 28.2 13.2

Other 277 216 239 216 226 242 261 279 242 269 382 442

% Std. Error 4.6 5.5 5.9 5.7 6.0 11.7 10.5 9.0 8.3 10.3 15.9 11.6

Light-sport 260 66 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

% Std. Error 1.9 2.2 5.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

All Aircraft 27,851,982 27,705 26,982 28,126 27,329 27,040 27,017 29,960 31,231 28,100 27,713 26,909

% Std. Error 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.1 2.3

Table Notes:

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates.

Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Beginning in 2005, light-sport was added as an aircraft type.

The quality of information used to classify aircraft by type has improved over time, leaving fewer aircraft in otherwise unspecified "other" categories. Beginning with the 2006

survey year, there are too few aircraft in select "other" categories to support reliable statistical estimation. The relatively small number of aircraft that would have been reported

in these categories were reassigned to the most frequently occurring aircraft type within the same major group.

Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes.

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Table 1.6

General Aviation Use 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Personal 8,676 9,141 9,266 10,239 11,251 11,025 11,266 11,477 11,072 9,781 9,644 9,037

Business 3,094 3,234 3,244 3,249 3,377 3,287 3,579 3,588 3,602 3,523 3,006 3,259

Corporate 3,214 3,114 3,072 2,849 3,227 3,275 2,657 3,341 3,535 3,213 2,878 2,898

Instructional 3,804 4,322 3,635 4,035 4,393 4,182 4,307 5,050 5,795 3,961 4,956 4,759

Aerial Application 1,415 946 1,031 1,142 1,099 1,182 1,038 1,318 1,408 1,306 1,562 1,713

Aerial Observation 1,364 1,197 1,265 1,457 1,262 1,366 1,442 1,545 1,244 812 1,261 1,057

Aerial Other 371 241 148 143 172 187 163 234 120 N/A N/A N/A

External Load 152 136 134 125 103 97 131 161 123 153 112 191

Other Work 145 198 176 264 414 369 256 496 605 286 139 265

Sightseeing 160 171 191 204 175 134 183 197 218 169 127 195

Public Use N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,109 1,373 1,096 1,047

Air Medical 1

118 115 111 161 524 441 408 431 415 N/A N/A N/A

Other 1,305 1,149 894 1,019 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 940 819 656

General Aviation Use Total 23,819 23,963 23,168 24,888 25,997 25,545 25,430 27,838 29,246 25,517 25,600 25,077

On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use

Air Taxi 2

3,113 2,746 2,857 2,540 1,171 1,346 1,440 1,487 1,874 2,400 2,008 1,734

Air Tours 508 295 352 224 161 149 147 635 111 183 114 100

Air Medical 412 701 605 474 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

On-Demand FAR Part 135 Use Total 4,033 3,742 3,815 3,238 1,332 1,495 1,587 2,122 1,985 2,583 2,122 1,834

Total General Aviation and On-Demand FAR 

Part 135 Use 27,852 27,705 26,982 28,126 27,329 27,040 27,017 29,960 31,231 28,100 27,713 26,909

Table Notes:

1

 Excludes Air Medical Services conducted under FAR Part 135.

2 Excludes Air Tour and Air Medical FAR Part 135.

Definitions of use categories may be found in Appendix B, Figure B.1.

Beginning in 2004, Air Medical was split into General Aviation and Part 135. Prior to 2003, Air Medical was reported as a single use category under General Aviation. 

Starting in 2004, Far Part 135 Air Taxi, Air Tours, Air Medical, and Commuter use categories were added and tabulated separately from other general use categories. 

Starting in 2000, public use was asked in a separate question because public use is not mutually exclusive from other use categories. 

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY ACTUAL USE 1996-2007 (HOURS IN THOUSANDS)

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Table 1.7

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Fixed Wing: Total 122.4 125.0 120.4 131.4 133.8 133.2 132.9 142.6 146.4 139.2 144.5 143.0

% Std. Error 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.5

Piston: Total 97.4 100.9 98.1 109.8 118.1 117.3 117.5 126.1 131.0 125.2 132.9 130.8

% Std. Error 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 2.4 2.7

1 Engine: Total 92.0 96.4 92.8 104.8 116.4 113.8 114.1 121.1 125.8 116.6 131.0 128.1

% Std. Error 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.3 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.3 2.6 3.0

2 Engine: Total 138.9 136.3 137.9 149.7 132.5 145.7 144.8 161.6 168.7 191.2 149.3 153.8

% Std. Error 3.1 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.9 2.5 2.9 2.5 5.0 4.5

Piston: Other N/A N/A 191.2 146.1 86.9 176.6 114.8 132.4 127.8 163.6 238.0 159.5

% Std. Error N/A N/A 14.7 10.9 26.0 7.2 8.5 6.8 12.2 28.0 54.4 31.6

Turboprop: Total 279.7 268.2 265.2 257.9 250.0 270.4 268.7 344.7 316.3 285.8 294.5 309.3

% Std. Error 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 2.5 2.2 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 4.6 3.6

1 Engine: Total 275.4 331.0 326.0 307.7 285.1 378.5 327.1 408.3 362.1 279.6 492.5 456.2

% Std. Error 1.2 1.5 2.3 2.1 4.9 4.7 6.0 4.8 10.6 6.8 9.1 6.7

2 Engine: Total 282.9 238.7 235.9 238.0 242.1 250.2 258.1 337.9 306.8 287.5 268.4 288.5

% Std. Error 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 2.9 2.4 2.4 3.6 2.9 3.4 5.2 4.2

Turboprop: Other N/A N/A 208.4 139.1 10.0 123.3 440.7 147.4 203.5 259.4 304.3 269.6

% Std. Error N/A N/A 14.0 13.1 24.4 13.6 13.9 15.7 33.4 31.0 17.9

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI AVERAGE HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

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Table 1.7

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI AVERAGE HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

Turbojet: Total 379.2 392.8 383.9 399.9 338.1 328.6 340.8 378.2 382.1 367.0 330.7 348.7

% Std. Error 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.3 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.7 5.6 4.4

Turbojet: Other N/A N/A 388.6 390.6 410.4 277.4 344.0 411.9 390.3 418.6 287.5 453.7

% Std. Error N/A N/A 2.6 2.9 7.7 7.9 4.5 6.8 4.3 9.0 11.1 12.2

Rotorcraft: Total 339.2 376.2 350.1 323.9 327.1 282.2 288.0 306.5 353.1 315.4 307.0 323.1

% Std. Error 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.5 2.6 6.2 9.3

Piston: Total 254.4 281.2 202.9 222.0 210.9 192.9 207.0 197.7 215.5 169.0 152.2 235.9

% Std. Error 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 4.5 3.8 4.4 4.9 3.0 12.1 19.8

Turbine: Total 373.8 428.8 428.8 366.8 383.2 331.0 329.3 371.7 425.3 391.8 384.3 376.9

% Std. Error 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.2 2.1 3.2 2.5 3.2 2.8 4.4 7.1 10.2

1 Engine: Turbine 366.6 423.1 410.6 351.5 359.5 308.1 320.6 351.1 409.3 350.5 348.4 374.8

% Std. Error 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.3 3.7 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.8 9.0 12.0

Multi-Engine: Turbine 402.4 449.5 500.7 426.0 481.5 451.7 364.7 483.5 502.5 589.9 561.0 388.1

% Std. Error 2.4 1.2 1.7 1.5 4.7 5.2 4.9 7.5 6.0 9.1 9.0 12.9

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Table 1.7

AIRCRAFT TYPE 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI AVERAGE HOURS FLOWN

BY AIRCRAFT TYPE 1996-2007

Other Aircraft: Total 36.2 33.6 41.4 42.0 43.9 52.2 43.8 54.0 45.7 52.8 46.8 53.6

% Std. Error 2.9 2.8 5.2 4.8 6.1 6.8 4.9 7.8 4.7 8.1 11.4 15.5

Gliders 55.3 53.7 58.4 56.2 59.1 80.9 75.7 77.7 76.1 59.5 66.0 77.8

% Std. Error 3.1 2.8 4.5 3.8 7.3 10.8 6.0 6.6 5.6 7.1 15.0 16.8

Lighter-than-air 26.9 24.3 33.4 34.1 36.2 39.6 30.7 43.6 32.5 48.7 28.2 33.3

% Std. Error 4.4 4.4 9.6 9.4 9.4 7.3 7.1 12.8 6.9 13.0 13.7 32.4

Experimental: Total 54.9 52.8 56.7 58.0 62.9 61.3 56.6 62.7 60.7 64.9 90.4 69.6

% Std. Error 1.7 1.6 2.8 2.1 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.0 2.3 14.2 5.7

Amateur 45.9 46.5 49.8 51.7 56.6 53.7 47.5 53.0 52.4 55.3 68.1 45.3

% Std. Error 1.5 1.7 2.6 2.0 4.6 3.6 3.1 3.3 1.8 2.1 23.7 8.1

Exhibition 48.3 49.1 53.1 55.8 50.8 58.0 49.7 57.3 60.8 44.5 136.8 91.5

% Std. Error 3.4 2.9 12.3 7.2 3.9 11.4 6.6 7.5 4.0 6.2 27.2 10.7

Other 174.1 132.4 141.5 138.2 151.4 153.6 159.6 164.9 144.8 159.8 145.6 149.1

% Std. Error 3.3 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.2 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.2 7.7 14.8 10.7

Light-sport 42.8 51.7 54.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

% Std. Error 1.4 1.8 5.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

All Aircraft 120.3 124.8 120.3 128.2 130.3 128.0 127.8 137.7 142.3 137.3 144.0 140.8

% Std. Error 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.3

Table Notes:

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Table cells that are populated by a small number of aircraft may display relatively high standard errors for the corresponding estimates.

Estimates in these types of categories also may vary noticeably from year to year and should be interpreted with caution.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Beginning in 2005, light-sport was added as an aircraft type.

The quality of information used to classify aircraft by type has improved over time, leaving fewer aircraft in otherwise unspecified "other" categories. Beginning with the 2006

survey year, there are too few aircraft in select "other" categories to support reliable statistical estimation. The relatively small number of aircraft that would have been reported

in these categories were reassigned to the most frequently occurring aircraft type within the same major group.

Estimated number of light-sport aircraft has increased significantly in 2007 due to mandatory regulation process changes.

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Table 1.8 

FAA REGION AND STATE

Aircraft Percent Hours Percent

Standard (Thousands) Standard

Error Error

Alaskan - Total 6,111 0.8 782.7 2.8

Central - Total 12,769 1.6 1,370.5 4.1

Iowa 2,982 1.4 297.6 6.9

Kansas 3,044 1.4 441.8 6.9

Missouri 4,616 1.9 375.8 8.0

Nebraska 2,127 2.0 255.3 10.7

Eastern - Total 25,886 1.6 3,058.4 2.9

Delaware 2,494 1.0 409.7 6.9

District of Columbia 41 0.4 15.2 9.6

Maryland 2,699 1.0 309.1 6.0

New Jersey 3,369 1.5 315.1 9.6

New York 5,661 1.8 600.4 7.4

Pennsylvania 5,881 2.4 624.1 7.8

Virginia 4,642 1.2 703.2 4.8

West Virginia 1,101 1.9 81.7 16.1

ACTIVE AIRCRAFT HOURS FLOWN

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT 

AND TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY FAA REGION AND STATE OF BASED AIRCRAFT

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Table 1.8 

FAA REGION AND STATE

Aircraft Percent Hours Percent

Standard (Thousands) Standard

Error Error

ACTIVE AIRCRAFT HOURS FLOWN

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT 

AND TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY FAA REGION AND STATE OF BASED AIRCRAFT

Great Lakes - Total 37,703 1.6 3,696.0 2.4

Illinois 6,872 1.5 722.8 5.8

Indiana 4,862 1.5 358.3 6.7

Michigan 6,443 1.6 512.3 5.3

Minnesota 5,086 1.6 552.5 5.6

North Dakota 1,236 2.3 171.0 17.3

Ohio 6,189 1.5 740.5 6.3

South Dakota 1,143 2.3 151.3 9.6

Wisconsin 5,872 1.3 487.2 5.3

New England - Total 8,596 1.3 1,013.0 4.8

Connecticut 2,296 1.3 379.8 8.1

Maine 1,463 1.5 127.9 12.6

Massachusetts 2,738 1.1 316.9 8.5

New Hampshire 1,425 1.5 107.0 11.3

Rhode Island 243 1.5 42.7 18.9

Vermont 431 1.5 38.8 14.5

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Table 1.8 

FAA REGION AND STATE

Aircraft Percent Hours Percent

Standard (Thousands) Standard

Error Error

ACTIVE AIRCRAFT HOURS FLOWN

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT 

AND TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY FAA REGION AND STATE OF BASED AIRCRAFT

Northwest Mountain - Total 28,392 1.5 3,557.5 3.6

Colorado 5,441 1.5 662.8 6.7

Idaho 2,747 1.3 319.5 7.0

Montana 3,110 1.8 348.5 9.8

Oregon 6,029 1.3 725.1 6.3

Utah 2,057 1.0 386.1 6.1

Washington 7,722 1.8 948.7 11.2

Wyoming 1,287 1.3 166.8 8.7

Southern - Total 42,740 1.5 5,501.9 2.0

Alabama 3,719 1.6 371.7 7.6

Florida 16,341 1.6 2,197.9 3.2

Georgia 4,758 1.8 568.2 5.5

Kentucky 2,073 1.8 185.5 8.4

Mississippi 1,939 0.8 381.3 7.2

North Carolina 5,917 1.6 928.1 6.2

Puerto Rico 348 0.5 53.5 10.4

South Carolina 3,214 1.6 260.1 10.3

Tennessee 4,286 1.2 524.4 4.5

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Table 1.8 

FAA REGION AND STATE

Aircraft Percent Hours Percent

Standard (Thousands) Standard

Error Error

ACTIVE AIRCRAFT HOURS FLOWN

2007 GENERAL AVIATION AND AIR TAXI NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRCRAFT 

AND TOTAL HOURS FLOWN

BY FAA REGION AND STATE OF BASED AIRCRAFT

Southwest - Total 33,909 1.4 4,844.9 2.2

Arkansas 2,575 1.7 337.9 9.0

Louisiana 2,857 1.3 756.0 4.3

New Mexico 4,221 1.3 460.8 8.2

Oklahoma 4,021 1.4 840.4 5.8

Texas 20,235 1.4 2,449.8 2.8

Western-Pacific - Total 35,501 1.5 4,027.0 2.9

Arizona 7,636 1.5 807.0 5.7

California 23,813 1.7 2,540.3 3.5

Hawaii 531 1.1 105.8 16.8

Nevada 3,512 1.1 573.3 8.6

Total 231,607 1.5 27,852.0 1.0

Table Notes:

Beginning in 2004, commuter activity is excluded from all estimates. 2003 and prior, commuter activity was included in the Air Taxi use category.

Columns may not add to totals due to rounding procedures.

Beginning in 2007, the survey asked the state in which the aircraft was "primarily flown" rather than where the aircraft was "based." 

Estimates by state and region may vary from previous years. 

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