FAA Registry Update
January 7, 2026 to June 10, 2026
Covering about 5 months of registry activity · light aircraft under 12,500 lbs, drones excluded
Between January 7, 2026 and June 10, 2026, the FAA registry added 2,521 light aircraft and removed 1,276. The registered fleet grew by 1,245 to 268,170 aircraft. That works out to about 16 new registrations a day, with the fleet gaining about 8.1 aircraft daily.
Anatomy of the additions
The oldest aircraft to join the registry this period: a 1943 Boeing A75N1(PT17), 83 years old and back on the books.
Model designations new to the registry this period: Daher Aircraft Sas TBM 700 (17), Kubicek Factory S R O BB26AZ (5), Cessna F150M (1), Commonwealth REARWIN 180 (1), Aerospatiale SA-318C ALOUETTE II (1).
Who's registering
New registrations by manufacturer
- 1 Cirrus Design Corp 400
- 2 Piper 223
- 3 Cessna 209
- 4 Cessna/Beech (Textron) 201
- 5 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd 68
Most-registered models
- 1 Cirrus Design Corp SR22T 193
- 2 Cessna/Beech (Textron) 172S 74
- 3 Cirrus Design Corp SR22 73
- 4 Cirrus Design Corp SF50 71
- 5 Piper PA-28-181 67
Where they're landing
- 1Minnesota 312
- 2Florida 270
- 3Texas 190
- 4Kansas 178
- 5California 173
Leaving the registry
1,276 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 (241), Piper (162), Cirrus Design Corp (97)
Methodology
Comparison of FAA Releasable Aircraft Database snapshots dated January 7, 2026 and June 10, 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.