State of General Aviation 2019

Introduction to General Aviation

• General aviation [GA] is all civilian flying except scheduled passenger airline service.

• An estimated 65% of general aviation flights are conducted for business and public services that need transportation more flexible than the airlines can offer.

• More than 90% of the roughly 220,000 civil aircraft registered in the United States are general aviation aircraft.

• More than 80% of the 609,000 pilots certificated in the U.S. fly GA aircraft.

• *General Aviation generates more than $150 billion in economic activity annually and creates 7.6M jobs.

• *Nationally, civil aviation contributed 5.1% of the GDP, but at the state level, the value of contribution to a state’s GDP ranges from a high of 19 percent (Hawaii) to a low of 0.5 percent (Delaware).

*Economic Impacts from the 2017 Report from the FAA on the Economic Impacts of Civil Aviation by State, Calendar Year 2014. FAA State economic impact analysis conducted using the RIMS 2 Macroeconomic modeling tool.

Executive Summary

General Aviation [GA] activity increased in 2017; the number of aircraft handled by ATC was up nearly 2%, the number of hours flown was up more than 2%, and number of tower operations increased by 1%.

GA generates $39B in direct economic output and 7.6M jobs according to the latest FAA analysis

Student, Private, and Commercial certificate issuances were up about 4% in 2017, but ATP certificate issuances were down 53% to 4,449

CFI rating issuances increased more than 5%

Instrument rating issuances were up 5%

GA shipments (aircraft) were up 2.5% in 2017

GA fatal accidents were down 14.5% in 2017

General Aviation Summary Data

Flight Activity 2017 2016 2015

Centers-Aircraft Handled (GA Aircraft) 7,451,713 7,334,296 7,106,001

Tower Operations 53,775,486 53,297,836 53,040,452

Gallons AV Gas Sold 209M 206M 196M

Pilot Certification 2017 2016 2015

Student Issuances 38,401 36,712 49,062

Private Issuances 17,752 17,082 16,473

Commercial Issuances 10,506 10,191 9,211

ATP Issuances 4,449 9,520 6,544

CFI Rating Issuances 5,310 5,043 4,544

Instrument Rating Issuances 11,443 11,020 10,103

Aircraft 2017 2016 2015

GA Shipments - includes piston, turbo prop, and business jets 2,324 2,268 2,331

Active GA Aircraft 213,050 211,794 210,031

GA Aircraft AVGAS Consumption (Millions of Gallons) 209 206 196

GA Aircraft Jet Fuel Consumption (In Millions of Gallons) 1,535 1,437 1,383

GA and Air Taxi Hours Flown (In Thousands) 25,369 24,834 24,142

Aviation Safety 2017 2016 2015

GA (Fatal) Accidents 330 386 378

Active Aircraft 2010 to 2017

SINGLE ENGINE MULTI- ENGINE TURBO PROP TURBO JET Rotorcraft TOTAL EXPERIMENTAL** LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT**

2010 139,519 15,900 9,369 11,484 10,102 24,784 6,528

2011E 136,895 15,702 9,523 11,650 10,082 24,275 6,645

2012 128,847 14,313 10,304 11,793 10,055 26,715 2,001

2013 124,398 13,257 9,619 11,637 9,765 24,918 2,056

2014 126,036 13,146 9,777 12,362 9,966 26,191 2,231

2015 127,887 13,254 9,712 13,440 10,506 27,922 2,369

2016 129,652 12,986 9,779 13,751 10,577 27,585 2,478

2017E 130,330 12,935 9,430 14,075 10,805 27,865 2,585

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Note: An active aircraft is one that has a current registration and was flown at least one hour during the calendar year.

Aircraft Based by State

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AlaskaOhio

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MichiganWisconsinColorado

MinnesotaGoergiaOregon

North CarolinaNew York

PennsylvaniaMissouri

OklahomaIndiana

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IdahoVirginia

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New JerseyNevada

MarylandUtah

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North DakotaSouth Carolina

New MexicoMississippi

KentuckySouth Dakota

WyomingMaine

ConnecticutNew Hampshire

West VirginiaVermont

DelawareDistrict of Columbia

HawaiiRhode Island

SingleEngineGA MultiEngineGA JetEngineGA HelicoptersGA GlidersOperational MilitaryOperational UltralightsSource: FAA Airports Dataset

Total Operations (Takeoffs and Landings) Trending Down 2000 to 2018 2,878,030 2,802,065

3,037,939 3,124,604 3,038,5292,719,671 2,536,030 2,570,244 2,610,457 2,480,627

3,694,212 3,677,6353,605,868 3,313,773

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2,084,5782,101,019

1,588,2621,386,528

1,412,3151,396,256

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1,239,0241,290,027

1,247,5491,232,347

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Source: FAA TFMSC data 2000-2018

General Aviation and Air Taxi Hours Flown (In Thousands)

12,161 11,844 11,441 10,706 10,39511,217 11,865 11,878

1,818 1,7821,766

1,646 1,5731,608

1,683 1,666

2,325 2,463 2,7332,587 2,613

2,5382,708 2,674

3,375 3,407 3,4183,488 3,881

3,8373,847 4,274

3,405 3,411 3,454

2,949 3,242 3,294

3,128 3,237

1,226 1,203 1,243

1,191 1,2441,295

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SINGLE ENGINE MULTI- ENGINE TURBO PROP TURBO JET TOTAL EXPERI- MENTAL** LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT**

* Source: 2001-2010, 2012-2016, FAA General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity (and Avionics) Surveys.

**Experimental Light-sport category that was previously shown under Sport Aircraft is moved under Experimental Aircraft category, starting in 2012.

Note: An active aircraft is one that has a current registration and was flown at least one hour during the calendar year.

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Total AVGAS Consumed by GA in 2017 = 209M gallons Total Jet Fuel Consumed by GA in 2017 = 1.8B gallons

Source: FAA historical data tables 28-31

Top 10 Busiest GA Airports

Airport Name Location ID

Operations Commercial (Air Carrier)

Operations Air Taxi

Operations GA Local

Operations GA Itinerant

Operations Military

Total GA (Local + Itinerant)

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VAN NUYS VNY 0 16,408 155,420 332,117 557 487,537

PHOENIX DEER VALLEY DVT 12 4,670 130,886 243,075 134 373,961

CENTENNIAL APA 0 28,361 153,744 133,098 6,366 286,842

ERNEST A LOVE FIELD PRC 10 3,017 177,233 85,290 648 262,523

LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY

FIELD/ LGB 34,962 6,708 151,912 101,734 860 253,646

PORTLAND-HILLSBORO HIO 0 9,561 160,261 83,381 644 243,642

PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY IWA 11,503 38,200 166,519 66,727 7,503 233,246

FALCON FLD FFZ 9 67,638 175,051 53,307 4,196 228,358

GRAND FORKS INTL GFK 1,029 105,715 212,325 12,634 182 224,959

GILLESPIE FIELD SEE 0 345 140,189 68,061 101 208,250

Source: FAA OPSNet Data

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*Total Public Use Airports = 4,785*Total Private Use Airports = 8,266

* Does not include seaplane bases or heliports – total of all facilities 19,346

Source: FAA Airport Data and Contact Information

Control Towers

718 Towered Locations in the U.S.

• 708 Airports with Towers

• 9 Heliports with Towers

• 1 Seaplane Base with a Tower

• 7 Privately Owned Locations with Towers

• 550 Publicly Owned (not Military) Locations with Towers

• 161 Military/Government Locations with Towers

Source: FAA Airport Data and Contact Information

GA Aircraft Shipments by Year

Source: General Aviation Manufacturers Association

889 898 908933

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Original Airmen Certificates Issued Each Year by Category 2008 to 2017

CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017

Pilot--Total 85,353 89,022 84,905 76,978 74,130

Student 49,566 49,261 49,062 36,712 38,401

Private 15,776 17,795 16,473 17,082 17,752

Commercial 8,140 9,803 9,211 10,191 10,506

Airline Transport 8,346 7,749 6,544 9,520 4,449

Rotorcraft (only) 2,888 3,754 2,999 2,759 2,552

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Estimated Active Airmen by Certificate 2008 to 2017

162,455 162,313 170,718 174,883 180,214 188,001 194,441 202,020 211,619 222,596

98,161 96,081101,164 104,322 108,206

116,400 120,865 123,705125,738

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20,802 21,14121,275

21,26821,055

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Private Commercial Airline Transport Rotorcraft (only) 3/ Glider (only ) 4,5/

Source: FAA Airman Statistics

Pilots by Geographic Region and Certificate

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Remote Pilots 540 5,510 14,677 10,486 7,884 9,827 9,195 10,435

Airline Transport 2,242 11,478 27,137 21,554 19,168 30,378 22,596 22,619

Commercial 1,563 7,113 16,632 13,618 12,006 163,546 14,190 16,878

Private 2,588 13,713 30,869 27,408 19,628 22,503 20,022 27,841

Students 1,546 10,114 25,781 19,035 15,231 22,913 19,860 22,380

Total Pilots 7,998 42,983 101,508 83,060 66,705 94,086 79,378 90,468

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Alaskan Region- Alaska

Central Region-IA, KS, KY, MO, NE, TN

Eastern Region-CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV

Great Lakes Region-IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI

Northwest Mountain Region-CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY

Southern Region-AL, FL, GA, PR, SC, Virgin Islands

Southwest Region-AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX

Western-Pacific Region-AZ, CA, NV, HI, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa

Source: FAA Airman Statistics

Jobs Created by General Aviation in Each State

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Source: U.S. DOT , The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy 2017

General Aviation’s Contribution to State GDP

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2.0%2.3%1.9%

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Source: U.S. DOT , The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy 2017