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FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026

Private jets in South Dakota

Business jets and turboprops registered in South Dakota, 2026

South Dakota has 62 business jets and 63 turboprops registered to an address in the state, #41 of 51 states and DC for business jets. The most common model is the Beechcraft King Air 90 series, with 18.

  • Business jets62#41 of 51
  • Turboprops63125 aircraft in all, #43
  • Registered to an LLC54%US: 56%
  • New certificates, 12 months15deliveries, imports and sales

TOP MODELS

The most common aircraft registered in South Dakota

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

  1. Cessna Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen2 illustrationLight jetCessna Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen29registered here2.2% of the 416 on the US register
  1. Beechcraft King Air 350i exterior reference for the 300 / 350 / 360 family; variants differ.King Air 350i reference. Other variants differ.Twin turbopropBeechcraft King Air 300 / 350 / 3608registered here0.9% of the 910 on the US register
  2. Cessna Citation CJ2 / CJ2+ illustrationLight jetCessna Citation CJ2 / CJ2+6registered here2.1% of the 281 on the US register
  3. Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M2 illustrationLight jetCessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M26registered here0.9% of the 668 on the US register
The other model families registered in South DakotaFamilies with five or more aircraft here, FAA file of October 5, 2026. Business jets in blue, turboprops in orange.

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

AGAINST THE US

What stands out in South Dakota

  • South Dakota holds 0.4% of the business jets and 0.7% of the turboprops registered to a US address.
  • Turboprops make up 50% of the fleet registered here, against 34% nationally.
  • The owner mix is close to the national one: 54% LLC against 56% for the US.

Who the aircraft are registered to

Share of South Dakota’s 125 aircraft by registrant type, against the US.

Owner typeAircraftSouth DakotaUS
LLC6754%56%
Corporation4234%22%
Trust or trustee22%11%
Co-owners or partnership108%8%
Individual<52%
Government32%2%

By class

Median build year 2007, so half are 19 years old or more.

ClassAircraft
Very light jets5
Light jets37
Midsize jets9
Super-midsize jets5
Large-cabin jets<5
Ultra-long-range jets<5
Single-engine turboprops19
Twin turboprops44

RANKING

South Dakota ranks #41 for business jets

South Dakota 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 addressSouth Dakota 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 South Dakota.

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.