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FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026

New business jet registrations by month

The FAA issued 4,753 registration certificates to US business jets and turboprops in the 12 months to October 5, 2026, about 396 a month. December 2025 was the busiest month, with 501.

  • Certificates in 12 months4,7533,416 jets, 1,337 turboprops
  • Average month396certificates
  • Busiest monthDecember 2025501 certificates
  • To new aircraft16%740 built this year or last
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MONTH BY MONTH

December 2025 was the busiest month, November 2025 the quietest

Certificates ran between 286 and 501 a month. Year-end is the peak: buyers close deals before December 31, partly for tax reasons, and makers push deliveries out before the year closes.

Registration certificates issued each month Certificates issued to aircraft still on the register, by month of issue: new deliveries, imports and changes of owner. 4,753 in the 12 months to October 5, 2026.
  • 364 Oct 25: 364, 254 business jets and 110 turboprops
  • 286 Nov 25: 286, 224 business jets and 62 turboprops
  • 501 Dec 25: 501, 390 business jets and 111 turboprops
  • 389 Jan 26: 389, 284 business jets and 105 turboprops
  • 490 Feb 26: 490, 363 business jets and 127 turboprops
  • 334 Mar 26: 334, 241 business jets and 93 turboprops
  • 364 Apr 26: 364, 252 business jets and 112 turboprops
  • 341 May 26: 341, 237 business jets and 104 turboprops
  • 381 Jun 26: 381, 277 business jets and 104 turboprops
  • 451 Jul 26: 451, 317 business jets and 134 turboprops
  • 393 Aug 26: 393, 267 business jets and 126 turboprops
  • 426 Sep 26: 426, 281 business jets and 145 turboprops

Most certificates in the last 12 months, by model

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file of October 5, 2026. Counted by Radar.

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Registration certificates issued per month to US business jets and turboprops still on the register, FAA file of October 5, 2026
MonthCertificatesBusiness jetsTurbopropsBuilt that year or last
October 202536425411083
November 20252862246248
December 2025501390111113
January 202638928410561
February 202649036312794
March 20263342419353
April 202636425211260
May 202634123710454
June 202638127710467
July 202645131713463
August 202639326712639
September 202642628114547

Models with the most certificates

The last 12 months, deliveries and sales together.

  1. Pilatus PC-12/47 exterior reference for the PC-12 family; other variants and modifications vary.PC-12/47 reference. Other variants differ.Pilatus PC-12 (all variants)271certificates29 built this year or last
  2. Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 illustrationBombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500221certificates35 built this year or last
  3. Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 illustrationCirrus Vision Jet SF50206certificates99 built this year or last
  4. Embraer Phenom 300 / 300E illustrationEmbraer Phenom 300 / 300E202certificates42 built this year or last
  5. Cessna Citation Latitude illustrationCessna Citation Latitude177certificates41 built this year or last
  6. Daher TBM 850 exterior design reference for the 700, 850 and 900 series; variants differ.TBM 850 reference. Earlier 700s and later 900-series aircraft vary.Daher TBM 700 / 850 / 900 series176certificates21 built this year or last
  7. Cessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+ illustrationCessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+136certificates17 built this year or last
  8. Piper M-Class design reference based on the M600/SLS; Meridian, M500, M600 and M700 details vary.M-Class reference, based on the M600/SLS. Individual versions vary.Piper Meridian / M500 / M600 / M700135certificates28 built this year or last
  9. Bombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500 illustrationBombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500133certificates25 built this year or last
  10. Cessna Grand Caravan EX exterior reference for the Caravan family; 208 and 208B variants differ.Grand Caravan EX reference. Other Caravan variants differ.Cessna Caravan / Grand Caravan131certificates22 built this year or last

States with the most certificates

By the mailing address on the new registration.

  • Utah 444
  • Delaware 438
  • Florida 407
  • Texas 402
  • Ohio 184
  • California 170
  • Oklahoma 144
  • North Carolina 136
  • Montana 124
  • New York 103

QUESTIONS

Registration questions

How many private jets are registered each year in the US?

In the 12 months to October 5, 2026 the FAA issued 4,753 registration certificates to business jets and turboprops still on the register: 3,416 jets and 1,337 turboprops. 740 went to aircraft built that year or the year before; the rest were mostly sales of used aircraft and imports.

What does a new registration certificate mean?

The FAA issues a certificate of registration when an aircraft is registered to an owner. For a business jet that is usually a new delivery, an import or a sale to a new owner. A certificate is not a flight and does not mean the aircraft is new.

Additions, removals and changes of owner between two FAA files: the fleet report for September 2026.

METHOD

How this is counted

  • What is counted. The certificate issue date on each registration in the FAA file, for business jets and turboprops still on the register, grouped by calendar month. The 12 whole months before the file’s month are shown.
  • What is missed. An aircraft that was registered and then left the register, or was sold again later in the period, shows only its latest certificate. Counts for older months therefore run a little low.
  • New aircraft. A certificate counts as a new aircraft when the year of manufacture is the certificate’s year or the year before.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file of October 5, 2026, recounted with each site update. Aggregates and company names only: no N-number, serial number or person’s name. Counts of individually owned or co-owned aircraft under five are shown as “<5”. The full rules are in the ownership report’s method and on the open data page.