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FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026

Private jets in Montana

Business jets and turboprops registered in Montana, 2026

Montana has 310 business jets and 224 turboprops registered to an address in the state, #14 of 51 states and DC for business jets. The most common model is the Daher TBM 700 / 850 / 900 series, with 33.

  • Business jets310#14 of 51
  • Turboprops224534 aircraft in all, #13
  • Registered to an LLC76%US: 56%
  • New certificates, 12 months124deliveries, imports and sales

TOP MODELS

The most common aircraft registered in Montana

Model families with five or more aircraft registered in Montana. Each links to its page with price, specs and the US fleet.

  1. Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 illustrationVery light jetCirrus Vision Jet SF5032registered here4.2% of the 761 on the US register
  2. Embraer Phenom 300 / 300E illustrationLight jetEmbraer Phenom 300 / 300E31registered here4.6% of the 671 on the US register
  1. Cessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+ illustrationLight jetCessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+26registered here4.3% of the 602 on the US register
  2. Pilatus PC-12/47 exterior reference for the PC-12 family; other variants and modifications vary.PC-12/47 reference. Other variants differ.Single-engine turbopropPilatus PC-12 (all variants)26registered here1.8% of the 1,440 on the US register
  3. Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M2 illustrationLight jetCessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M223registered here3.4% of the 668 on the US register
The other model families registered in MontanaFamilies with five or more aircraft here, FAA file of October 5, 2026. Business jets in blue, turboprops in orange.
  • Beechcraft King Air 90 seriesTwin turboprop 20
  • Daher Kodiak 100 / 900Single-engine turboprop 20
  • Piper Meridian / M500 / M600 / M700Single-engine turboprop 20
  • Cessna Citation V / Ultra / EncoreLight jet 15
  • Twin Commander 680 to 695 (turbine)Twin turboprop 15

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

AGAINST THE US

What stands out in Montana

  • Montana holds 1.9% of the business jets and 2.5% of the turboprops registered to a US address.
  • 8% of all US-registered Daher Kodiak 100 / 900 aircraft are registered here (20 of 253), the highest share of any model in Montana.
  • LLCs hold 76% of the aircraft registered here, against 56% nationally.
  • 33% of Montana's aircraft are registered at an address shared by five or more different owners, against 17% nationally. Many owners here use a trust company, registered agent or management company as their address, so the aircraft may be based elsewhere.

Who the aircraft are registered to

Share of Montana’s 534 aircraft by registrant type, against the US.

Owner typeAircraftMontanaUS
LLC40876%56%
Corporation7414%22%
Trust or trustee204%11%
Co-owners or partnership132%8%
Individual163%2%
Government31%2%

By class

Median build year 2010, so half are 16 years old or more.

ClassAircraft
Very light jets56
Light jets158
Midsize jets33
Super-midsize jets28
Large-cabin jets23
Ultra-long-range jets12
Single-engine turboprops117
Twin turboprops107

RANKING

Montana ranks #14 for business jets

Montana is outlined on the map, shaded by business jets registered in each state. The states either side of it on the register are below. The full ranking, with every state’s owner mix, is on business jets by state.

Business jets by state of registered addressMontana outlined. FAA file of October 5, 2026.
  • Alaska: 37 business jets
  • Maine: 17 business jets
  • Vermont: 6 business jets
  • New Hampshire: 53 business jets
  • Washington: 150 business jets
  • Idaho: 106 business jets
  • Montana: 310 business jets
  • North Dakota: 46 business jets
  • Minnesota: 236 business jets
  • Illinois: 280 business jets
  • Wisconsin: 214 business jets
  • Michigan: 375 business jets
  • New York: 466 business jets
  • Rhode Island: 22 business jets
  • Massachusetts: 125 business jets
  • Oregon: 284 business jets
  • Nevada: 236 business jets
  • Wyoming: 180 business jets
  • South Dakota: 62 business jets
  • Iowa: 110 business jets
  • Indiana: 249 business jets
  • Ohio: 657 business jets
  • Pennsylvania: 247 business jets
  • New Jersey: 108 business jets
  • Connecticut: 111 business jets
  • California: 943 business jets
  • Utah: 1,650 business jets
  • Colorado: 249 business jets
  • Nebraska: 113 business jets
  • Missouri: 239 business jets
  • Kentucky: 100 business jets
  • West Virginia: 18 business jets
  • Virginia: 214 business jets
  • Maryland: 51 business jets
  • Delaware: 1,490 business jets
  • Arizona: 270 business jets
  • New Mexico: 99 business jets
  • Kansas: 446 business jets
  • Arkansas: 184 business jets
  • Tennessee: 385 business jets
  • North Carolina: 477 business jets
  • South Carolina: 109 business jets
  • District of Columbia: 10 business jets
  • Oklahoma: 402 business jets
  • Louisiana: 170 business jets
  • Mississippi: 118 business jets
  • Alabama: 193 business jets
  • Georgia: 614 business jets
  • Hawaii: 13 business jets
  • Texas: 1,570 business jets
  • Florida: 1,515 business jets
  • Puerto Rico: 0 business jets

METHOD

How this is counted

  • State. The mailing address on each FAA registration. It is where the owner, or the owner’s trustee or agent, receives mail, which is not always where the aircraft is based.
  • Small counts. Model families with fewer than five aircraft here are left out; class and owner-type counts under five show as “<5”.
  • Certificates. Registration certificates issued in the 12 months to October 5, 2026 to aircraft now registered in Montana.

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.