FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026
Private jets in Tennessee
Business jets and turboprops registered in Tennessee, 2026
Tennessee has 385 business jets and 398 turboprops registered to an address in the state, #12 of 51 states and DC for business jets. The most common model is the Cessna Caravan / Grand Caravan, with 214.
- Business jets385#12 of 51
- Turboprops398783 aircraft in all, #6
- Registered to an LLC49%US: 56%
- New certificates, 12 months95deliveries, imports and sales
TOP MODELS
The most common aircraft registered in Tennessee
Model families with five or more aircraft registered in Tennessee. Each links to its page with price, specs and the US fleet.
Grand Caravan EX reference. Other Caravan variants differ.Single-engine turbopropCessna Caravan / Grand Caravan214registered here20.9% of the 1,022 on the US register
Light jetCessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M239registered here5.8% of the 668 on the US register
SkyCourier passenger configuration reference. Freighter version differs.Twin turbopropCessna SkyCourier36registered here55.4% of the 65 on the US register
Very light jetCirrus Vision Jet SF5030registered here3.9% of the 761 on the US register
B200 reference. King Air 250 and 260 configurations vary.Twin turbopropBeechcraft King Air 200 / 250 / 26025registered here2.5% of the 1,008 on the US register
Midsize jetCessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+24registered here3.2% of the 744 on the US register
Super-midsize jetBombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 350022registered here2.5% of the 867 on the US register
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file of October 5, 2026. Counted by Radar.
AGAINST THE US
What stands out in Tennessee
- Tennessee holds 2.4% of the business jets and 4.5% of the turboprops registered to a US address.
- 55% of all US-registered Cessna SkyCourier aircraft are registered here (36 of 65), the highest share of any model in Tennessee.
- Trusts are rare: 0.1% of aircraft here against 11% nationally, because trust-held aircraft are registered at the trustee's address, mostly in Utah and Delaware.
- Turboprops make up 51% of the fleet registered here, against 34% nationally.
- The median aircraft registered here was built in 2003.5, older than the US median of 2008.
Who the aircraft are registered to
Share of Tennessee’s 783 aircraft by registrant type, against the US.
| Owner type | Aircraft | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC | 385 | 49% | 56% |
| Corporation | 343 | 44% | 22% |
| Trust or trustee | 1 | 0% | 11% |
| Co-owners or partnership | 23 | 3% | 8% |
| Individual | 18 | 2% | 2% |
| Government | 13 | 2% | 2% |
By class
Median build year 2003.5, so half are 22.5 years old or more.
| Class | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Very light jets | 46 |
| Light jets | 144 |
| Midsize jets | 91 |
| Super-midsize jets | 41 |
| Large-cabin jets | 51 |
| Ultra-long-range jets | 12 |
| Single-engine turboprops | 276 |
| Twin turboprops | 122 |
RANKING
Tennessee ranks #12 for business jets
Tennessee 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 Tennessee.
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.