Piper

46,859

Total registered

45,972

Active

181

Models

PA-28-140

Most common

57 yrs

Avg fleet age

1910

Oldest active

2026

Newest active

12.2%

U.S. market share

How many Piper aircraft are registered in the US?

Piper is the #2 aircraft manufacturer in the FAA registry with 45,972 active aircraft across 181 models. This represents 12.2% of all active U.S. registered aircraft. The most popular model is the Piper PA-28-140. Active aircraft span from 1910 to 2026.

Top Models by Active Registrations

PA-28-140

4,177

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PA-28-180

3,453

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J3C-65

3,156

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PA-28-181

2,882

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PA-18-150

2,032

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PA-28-161

1,481

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PA-12

1,219

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PA-28R-200

1,207

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Top States for Piper

Texas

3,553

7.7%

Florida

3,549

7.7%

California

2,969

6.5%

Alaska

2,511

5.5%

Delaware

1,442

3.1%

All Models

181 models · click any row for registered aircraft, state distribution, and fleet insights

Model ↕	Years ↕	Active ↓	Registered ↕	% of Total ↕
PA-28-140	1941–2001	4,177	4,282	9.1%
PA-28-180	1961–1981	3,453	3,517	7.5%
J3C-65	1937–1985	3,156	3,203	6.9%
PA-28-181	1975–2026	2,882	2,961	6.3%
PA-18-150	1950–1994	2,032	2,059	4.4%
PA-28-161	1976–2016	1,481	1,499	3.2%
PA-12	1945–1962	1,219	1,243	2.7%
PA-28R-200	1969–1976	1,207	1,231	2.6%
PA-24-250	1954–1969	1,205	1,230	2.6%
PA-22-150	1910–1964	1,182	1,206	2.6%
PA-32-300	1948–1980	988	996	2.1%
PA-28-151	1952–1977	944	961	2.1%
PA-23-250	1953–1995	886	913	1.9%
PA-30	1957–1969	865	883	1.9%
PA-28-235	1963–1977	850	865	1.8%
PA-32-260	1964–1978	642	655	1.4%
PA-24-260	1964–1978	583	597	1.3%
PA-22-108	1960–1964	576	592	1.3%
PA-34-200T	1974–2003	557	569	1.2%
PA-28R-180	1967–1971	529	537	1.2%
PA-32R-300	1975–1978	504	514	1.1%
PA-32R-301T	1979–2008	498	506	1.1%
PA-28-236	1977–1995	480	482	1%
PA-18	1949–1977	469	477	1%
PA-32R-301	1979–2006	454	457	1%
PA-22-160	1954–1961	448	458	1%
PA-38-112	1978–1982	439	445	1%
PA-11	1945–1997	437	440	1%
PA-22-135	1951–1956	399	409	0.9%
PA-31-350	1973–1996	398	404	0.9%
PA 46-350P	1987–2026	394	396	0.9%
PA-44-180	1978–2026	392	409	0.9%
PA-18A 150	1952–1968	381	383	0.8%
PA-28R-201T	1976–1997	367	371	0.8%
PA-25-235	1962–1979	344	350	0.7%
PA-24	1956–1971	340	347	0.7%
PA-28R-201	1977–2018	333	339	0.7%
PA-22	1950–1963	274	282	0.6%
PA-16	1944–1979	273	276	0.6%
PA-20	1949–1957	273	277	0.6%
J5A	1938–1999	266	269	0.6%
PA-28RT-201T	1978–1988	257	258	0.6%
PA46-500TP	2000–2026	250	255	0.5%
PA-28-160	1961–1967	246	253	0.5%
PA-34-220T	1981–2014	238	241	0.5%
PA-18-135	1947–1957	219	220	0.5%
PA-46-310P	1983–1988	211	216	0.5%
PA-32RT-300T	1954–1989	204	205	0.4%
PA-32RT-300	1977–1979	200	203	0.4%
PA-24-180	1958–1964	195	196	0.4%
PA-23-160	1957–1962	186	192	0.4%
PA-28RT-201	1978–1987	178	179	0.4%
J3L-65	1931–1955	177	180	0.4%
PA-34-200	1971–1980	175	177	0.4%
PA-32-301	1980–1996	167	169	0.4%
PA-15	1948–1954	162	166	0.4%
PA-23	1954–1963	152	159	0.3%
PA-18A	1950–1962	152	153	0.3%
PA-46-600TP	2016–2026	137	138	0.3%
PA-31-325	1975–1984	134	138	0.3%
PA-31-310	1967–1982	128	129	0.3%
J3F-65	1938–1994	125	127	0.3%
J4A	1938–1955	122	125	0.3%
PA-28-150	1961–1967	121	124	0.3%
PA-28	1961–1984	114	117	0.2%
AEROSTAR 601P	1974–1981	106	108	0.2%
J-3	1937–1975	103	104	0.2%
PA 46-350P	1989–2026	103	105	0.2%
PA-14	1947–1966	98	99	0.2%
PA-18-105 SPECIAL	1945–1953	96	98	0.2%
PA-17	1946–1966	94	101	0.2%
PA-18-125	1950–1968	91	91	0.2%
PA-31T	1974–1984	88	90	0.2%
PA-39	1969–1985	81	82	0.2%
PA-32-301T	1980–1987	80	81	0.2%
PA-24-400	1963–1965	74	75	0.2%
PA-31T1	1978–1984	72	72	0.2%
PA-28-201T	1979–1980	62	62	0.1%
PA-25	1959–1963	59	60	0.1%
J-3C	1940–1957	55	57	0.1%
PA-18 105	1950–1953	55	56	0.1%
PA-18A-135	1952–1964	51	53	0.1%
J-2	1936–1957	47	48	0.1%
PA-25-260	1966–1976	47	47	0.1%
J4E	1941–1955	45	45	0.1%
AEROSTAR 600	1978–1981	44	45	0.1%
PA-20-135	1950–1954	42	42	0.1%
PA-23-150	1955–1962	42	47	0.1%
PA-36-285	1973–1976	39	41	0.1%
PA-44-180T	1980–1982	38	38	0.1%
PA-31P	1970–1976	38	40	0.1%
PA-36-300	1974–1981	37	38	0.1%
PA32-301XTC	2003–2006	36	36	0.1%
PA32-301FT	2003–2007	34	34	0.1%
J3C-85	1939–1946	33	34	0.1%
PA-60-602P	1982–1983	30	31	0.1%
L-21B	1952–1987	28	28	0.1%
PA-31T2	1980–1983	28	28	0.1%
PA-31	1968–1978	27	29	0.1%
J3C-65S	1939–1946	26	27	0.1%
PA-23-235	1962–1966	25	25	0.1%
PA 31P 350	1982–1984	25	25	0.1%
AEROSTAR 602P	1981–1981	24	24	0.1%
PA-42-1000	1984–1989	24	24	0.1%
PA-36-375	1975–1982	23	24	0.1%
J3F-50	1938–1984	21	23	0%
PA-42	1980–1984	19	19	0%
PA-42-720	1983–1993	18	18	0%
J5C	1940–1945	18	19	0%
E-2	1931–1935	15	15	0%
J4	1938–1941	15	15	0%
PA-19	1949–1958	15	15	0%
J3L	1939–1946	15	15	0%
L-4J	1943–1962	13	13	0%
J3F-60	1938–1941	13	13	0%
L-18C	1951–1982	13	13	0%
J3C-50	1938–1947	13	13	0%
J4F	1940–1940	9	9	0%
L-4H	1943–1944	8	8	0%
PA-22S-150	1955–1960	8	8	0%
AEROSTAR 601	1978–1981	8	8	0%
L-4B	1942–1954	7	7	0%
PA-32RT-301T	1982–1986	7	7	0%
J3C-75	1939–1946	7	7	0%
J3C-90	1941–1946	6	6	0%
PA-18S-150	1954–1963	6	6	0%
L-21A	1951–1959	6	6	0%
J5B	1941–1941	5	5	0%
PA-12S	1946–1947	5	5	0%
PA-18AS-125	1952–1952	5	5	0%
PA-34	1972–2002	5	5	0%
PA-23-250 (6PCLM)	1973–1976	5	5	0%
PA-11S	1947–1949	4	4	0%
PA-22S-135	1952–1953	4	4	0%
PA-18S	1949–1955	4	4	0%
PA-18S-135	1952–1954	3	3	0%
J3P	1938–1939	3	3	0%
AE-1	1943–1943	3	3	0%
PA-31-300	1968–1969	3	3	0%
PA-32S-300	1967–1971	3	3	0%
L-4A	1946–1948	3	3	0%
J4B Active		2	2	0%
PA-31T3	1982–1985	2	2	0%
AEROSTAR 600A	1978–1981	2	2	0%
PA-20S-135 Active		2	2	0%
PA18-160	1954–1977	2	2	0%
TG-8	1943–1943	2	2	0%
PA-18S-125	1951–1952	2	2	0%
L-4 Active		2	2	0%
J5A-80	1940–1940	2	2	0%
PA-23-180	1957–1957	2	2	0%
PA-18A RESTRICTED	1952–1956	2	2	0%
PA-28S-180 Active		1	1	0%
PA-30B-160 Active		1	1	0%
J3C-50S	1946–1946	1	1	0%
PA-20S Active		1	1	0%
PA-18-135 (L-21B)	1956–1956	1	1	0%
J3C-75S	1946–1946	1	1	0%
J3F-90	1946–1946	1	1	0%
L-14	1945–1945	1	1	0%
PA-20-115	1950–1950	1	1	0%
J4A-S	1940–1940	1	1	0%
PA-18-125 A1	1952–1952	1	1	0%
J3C-90-8F Active		1	1	0%
NE-1	1945–1945	1	1	0%
PA-46-310P	1985–1985	1	1	0%
PA-18AS-135	1953–1953	1	1	0%
PA-25-150 Active		1	1	0%
PA-22S-160	1958–1958	1	1	0%
F-2 Active		1	1	0%
PA-29	1962–1962	1	1	0%
PA-20-150	1956–1956	1	1	0%
J3L-65S	1939–1939	1	1	0%
PA-25-250	1964–1964	1	1	0%
J3-L4J	1992–1992	1	1	0%
AEROSTAR 601B Active		1	1	0%
L-21	1951–1951	1	1	0%
J-3C-65/L-4	1944–1944	1	1	0%
PA-42-720R	1986–1986	1	1	0%
PA6 Active		1	1	0%
PT1	1943–1943	1	1	0%