Radar research
Business aviation data free to cite, refreshed on a schedule, with the method shown
Radar publishes the numbers behind its aircraft pages: who the US business fleet is registered to, what used jets are worth, how many FAA airworthiness directives each type carries, and how many business aircraft are on the US register. Every page has a CSV and a suggested citation.
- Who owns America’s business jets? 56% of US business jets are registered to an LLC, FAA file of October 9, 2026 Owner types, trust companies, registered agents and states for every US business jet and turboprop, from the FAA registry.
- Private Jet Price Index Q4 2026 = 100 12 models, base quarter Used-jet values by class and age for 12 flagship models, from Radar’s valuation model. Updated quarterly.
- AD burden by model 104 airframe ADs in effect on the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A / 601-3R / 604 / 605 / 650, the most of 94 types FAA airworthiness directives in effect and recurring, per business jet and turboprop type, ranked.
- US private jet fleet census 17,571 US-registered business jets, FAA file of October 9, 2026 Every US-registered business jet and turboprop, counted by model, maker, class, state and age.
- Private jet fuel burn and CO2 per hour 7,390 kg CO2 per flight hour, Boeing Business Jet, the highest of 95 with a published fuel burn Published fuel burn, sourced per row, and the CO2 per flight hour and per seat, for 98 business jet and turboprop families.
- Monthly fleet report September 2026 latest report What changed on the US business aircraft register each month: additions, deliveries, removals and changes of owner.
- Open data and methodology 6 datasets, 7 CSV files, CC BY 4.0 Every aggregate as a CSV, under CC BY 4.0, with the method, the update schedule and a press contact.
DATASETS
The US business fleet, one table at a time
Each dataset from the FAA registry has its own page with a chart, the full table and a CSV.
- Business jets by state1,653business jets registered in Utah, the most of any state
- Who owns private jets56%of US business jets and turboprops are registered to an LLC
- Most common business jets870Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 registered, the most of any business jet
- Average age of business jets18 yearsmedian age of a US-registered business jet
- Aircraft owner trusts2,894US business aircraft registered to a trustee
- Registrations by month4,726registration certificates in the last 12 months
Using the data
All research data is free to quote and republish under CC BY 4.0: credit Radar and link to the page. The open data page lists every CSV with its method. Each page states its source, its method, when it was last updated and what it leaves out. For a question about a figure, or a cut of the data we do not publish, contact us.
Related tools: the aircraft value tool, the FAA AD lookup, the N-number lookup and every aircraft model.
Records & AD tracking by Radar
Own, buy or finance an aircraft? Radar reads every logbook, tracks every airworthiness directive and shows what the records do to value.
The fleet, registry and value data on these pages come from Radar, CRAFT's sister company.
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