FAA Registry Update
November 26, 2025 to January 7, 2026
Covering 6 weeks of registry activity · light aircraft under 12,500 lbs, drones excluded
Between November 26, 2025 and January 7, 2026, the FAA registry added 592 light aircraft and removed 378. The registered fleet grew by 214 to 266,925 aircraft. That works out to about 14 new registrations a day, with the fleet gaining about 5.1 aircraft daily.
Anatomy of the additions
The oldest aircraft to join the registry this period: a 1930 Nicholas Beazley ONE, 96 years old and back on the books.
Who's registering
New registrations by manufacturer
- 1 Cirrus Design Corp 88
- 2 Cessna 62
- 3 Cessna/Beech (Textron) 52
- 4 Piper 49
- 5 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd 14
Most-registered models
- 1 Cirrus Design Corp SR22T 31
- 2 Cessna/Beech (Textron) 172S 23
- 3 Cirrus Design Corp SF50 21
- 4 Cirrus Design Corp SR20 21
- 5 Piper PA-28-181 17
Where they're landing
- 1Minnesota 75
- 2Florida 68
- 3Kansas 48
- 4California 41
- 5Texas 37
Leaving the registry
378 aircraft left the registry this period through expirations, exports, deregistrations, and N-number changes. Leaving the registry is not the same as leaving the sky; many return after paperwork catches up.
Most-removed makes: Cessna (78), Cirrus Design Corp (36), Piper (34)
Methodology
Comparison of FAA Releasable Aircraft Database snapshots dated November 26, 2025 and January 7, 2026, filtered to Class 1 light aircraft (under 12,500 lbs, drones excluded). An added N-number is a new registration, not necessarily a new airframe. The FAA records changes with a paperwork lag. Manufacturer logos are trademarks of their respective owners, shown for identification; image sources and licenses are listed in the logo manifest.