Registry Updates
What changed in the FAA aircraft registry: new registrations, removals, and the slow churn of America's light-aircraft fleet, tracked snapshot by snapshot.
Latest update covers June 10, 2026 to July 10, 2026 · fleet total 268,381 aircraft · RSS
June 10, 2026 to July 10, 2026 +496 added ·
−285 removed ·
net +211 · ≈7/day
January 7, 2026 to June 10, 2026 +2,521 added ·
−1,276 removed ·
net +1,245 · ≈8.1/day
November 26, 2025 to January 7, 2026 +592 added ·
−378 removed ·
net +214 · ≈5.1/day
Daily registration rate by period
Jan 2026 42 days
Added
14.1
Removed
9.0
Jun 2026 154 days
Added
16.4
Removed
8.3
Jul 2026 30 days
Added
16.5
Removed
9.5
Rates per day, normalizing for different period lengths
Methodology
Each update compares two snapshots of the FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, filtered to Class 1 light aircraft (under 12,500 lbs, drones excluded). An added N-number means a new registration, not necessarily a new airframe; re-registrations and N-number changes appear too. Removals include expired, exported, and deregistered aircraft. The FAA records changes with a paperwork lag.