FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026
Private jets in North Carolina
Business jets and turboprops registered in North Carolina, 2026
North Carolina has 477 business jets and 202 turboprops registered to an address in the state, #8 of 51 states and DC for business jets. The most common model is the Cessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+, with 57.
- Business jets477#8 of 51
- Turboprops202679 aircraft in all, #10
- Registered to an LLC69%US: 56%
- New certificates, 12 months136deliveries, imports and sales
TOP MODELS
The most common aircraft registered in North Carolina
Model families with five or more aircraft registered in North Carolina. Each links to its page with price, specs and the US fleet.
Midsize jetCessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+57registered here7.7% of the 744 on the US register
Super-midsize jetBombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 350047registered here5.4% of the 867 on the US register
Super-midsize jetCessna Citation X / X+46registered here16.0% of the 287 on the US register
Light jetHonda HondaJet39registered here16.2% of the 241 on the US register
PC-12/47 reference. Other variants differ.Single-engine turbopropPilatus PC-12 (all variants)39registered here2.7% of the 1,440 on the US register
Light jetCessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+30registered here5.0% of the 602 on the US register
Light jetCessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M228registered here4.2% of the 668 on the US register
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file of October 5, 2026. Counted by Radar.
AGAINST THE US
What stands out in North Carolina
- North Carolina holds 2.9% of the business jets and 2.3% of the turboprops registered to a US address.
- 16% of all US-registered Honda HondaJet aircraft are registered here (39 of 241), the highest share of any model in North Carolina.
- LLCs hold 69% of the aircraft registered here, against 56% nationally.
- Trusts are rare: 0.0% of aircraft here against 11% nationally, because trust-held aircraft are registered at the trustee's address, mostly in Utah and Delaware.
Who the aircraft are registered to
Share of North Carolina’s 679 aircraft by registrant type, against the US.
| Owner type | Aircraft | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC | 468 | 69% | 56% |
| Corporation | 146 | 22% | 22% |
| Trust or trustee | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Co-owners or partnership | 40 | 6% | 8% |
| Individual | 21 | 3% | 2% |
| Government | 4 | 1% | 2% |
By class
Median build year 2007, so half are 19 years old or more.
| Class | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Very light jets | 37 |
| Light jets | 174 |
| Midsize jets | 110 |
| Super-midsize jets | 103 |
| Large-cabin jets | 40 |
| Ultra-long-range jets | 13 |
| Single-engine turboprops | 107 |
| Twin turboprops | 95 |
RANKING
North Carolina ranks #8 for business jets
North Carolina 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.
- 37Alaska: 37 business jets
- 17Maine: 17 business jets
- 6Vermont: 6 business jets
- 53New Hampshire: 53 business jets
- 150Washington: 150 business jets
- 106Idaho: 106 business jets
- 310Montana: 310 business jets
- 46North Dakota: 46 business jets
- 236Minnesota: 236 business jets
- 280Illinois: 280 business jets
- 214Wisconsin: 214 business jets
- 375Michigan: 375 business jets
- 466New York: 466 business jets
- 22Rhode Island: 22 business jets
- 125Massachusetts: 125 business jets
- 284Oregon: 284 business jets
- 236Nevada: 236 business jets
- 180Wyoming: 180 business jets
- 62South Dakota: 62 business jets
- 110Iowa: 110 business jets
- 249Indiana: 249 business jets
- 657Ohio: 657 business jets
- 247Pennsylvania: 247 business jets
- 108New Jersey: 108 business jets
- 111Connecticut: 111 business jets
- 943California: 943 business jets
- 1,650Utah: 1,650 business jets
- 249Colorado: 249 business jets
- 113Nebraska: 113 business jets
- 239Missouri: 239 business jets
- 100Kentucky: 100 business jets
- 18West Virginia: 18 business jets
- 214Virginia: 214 business jets
- 51Maryland: 51 business jets
- 1,490Delaware: 1,490 business jets
- 270Arizona: 270 business jets
- 99New Mexico: 99 business jets
- 446Kansas: 446 business jets
- 184Arkansas: 184 business jets
- 385Tennessee: 385 business jets
- 477North Carolina: 477 business jets
- 109South Carolina: 109 business jets
- 10District of Columbia: 10 business jets
- 402Oklahoma: 402 business jets
- 170Louisiana: 170 business jets
- 118Mississippi: 118 business jets
- 193Alabama: 193 business jets
- 614Georgia: 614 business jets
- 13Hawaii: 13 business jets
- 1,570Texas: 1,570 business jets
- 1,515Florida: 1,515 business jets
- 0Puerto 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 North Carolina.
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.