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.
More than one in 4 new registrations (23%) were amateur-built aircraft.
Cessna saw more removals (78) than registrations (62) — a net loss of 16.
Beech saw more removals (22) than registrations (10) — a net loss of 12.
Fixed wing single engine aircraft account for 72% of all new registrations.
Anatomy of the additions
96 years old and back on the books.
What's being registered
When they were built
Manufacture decade of the 125 additions with year on record
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
- 1. Minnesota 75
- 2. Florida 68
- 3. Kansas 48
- 4. California 41
- 5. Texas 37
Fleet churn
378 aircraft left the registry this period. Leaving is not the same as leaving the sky — many return after paperwork catches up. The chart below shows registrations vs. removals for the most-active manufacturers.
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.