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FAA registry · updated October 5, 2026

The most common business jets in the US

The Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 is the most common business jet in the US, with 867 on the FAA register, followed by the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 (761) and the Cessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+ (744).

  • Most common business jet867Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500
  • Ten most common families37%of 17,557 business jets
  • Most new aircraft registered99Cirrus Vision Jet SF50, built this year or last
  • Most common turboprop1,440Pilatus PC-12 (all variants)
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THE RANKING

The 20 most common business jets

64 business jet families are on the US register. The ten largest make up 37% of the fleet. The list mixes new and old: the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 has a median build year of 2022, the Cessna Citation II / Bravo 1991. Older families stay high because hundreds are still on the register. Each model links to its page with price, specs and the registered tails.

  1. Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 illustrationSuper-midsize jetBombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500867registered, 4.9% of business jetsBombardier · median build year 2015See the cabin in 3D: Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500
  2. Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 illustrationVery light jetCirrus Vision Jet SF50761registered, 4.3% of business jetsCirrus · median build year 2022See the cabin in 3D: Cirrus Vision Jet SF50
  3. Cessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+ illustrationMidsize jetCessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+744registered, 4.2% of business jetsCessna · median build year 2006See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+
  1. Embraer Phenom 300 / 300E illustrationLight jetEmbraer Phenom 300 / 300E671registered, 3.8% of business jetsEmbraer · median build year 2018See the cabin in 3D: Embraer Phenom 300 / 300E
  2. Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M2 illustrationLight jetCessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M2668registered, 3.8% of business jetsCessna · median build year 2004See the cabin in 3D: Cessna CitationJet / CJ1 / M2
  3. Cessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+ illustrationLight jetCessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+602registered, 3.4% of business jetsCessna · median build year 2011See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation CJ3 / CJ3+
  4. Cessna Citation V / Ultra / Encore illustrationLight jetCessna Citation V / Ultra / Encore597registered, 3.4% of business jetsCessna · median build year 1996See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation V / Ultra / Encore
  5. Hawker 800 / 800XP / 850XP / 900XP / 750 illustrationMidsize jetHawker 800 / 800XP / 850XP / 900XP / 750587registered, 3.3% of business jetsHawker · median build year 2003
  6. Bombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500 illustrationUltra-long-range jetBombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500515registered, 2.9% of business jetsBombardier · median build year 2013See the cabin in 3D: Bombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500
  7. Cessna Citation II / Bravo illustrationLight jetCessna Citation II / Bravo500registered, 2.8% of business jetsCessna · median build year 1991See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation II / Bravo
  8. Dassault Falcon 2000 / 2000EX / LX / LXS / S illustrationLarge-cabin jetDassault Falcon 2000 / 2000EX / LX / LXS / S485registered, 2.8% of business jetsDassault · median build year 2007See the cabin in 3D: Dassault Falcon 2000 / 2000EX / LX / LXS / S
  9. Bombardier Challenger 604 / 605 / 650 illustrationLarge-cabin jetBombardier Challenger 604 / 605 / 650458registered, 2.6% of business jetsBombardier · median build year 2008See the cabin in 3D: Bombardier Challenger 604 / 605 / 650
  10. Gulfstream G400 / G500 / G600 (GVII) illustrationUltra-long-range jetGulfstream G400 / G500 / G600 (GVII)453registered, 2.6% of business jetsGulfstream · median build year 2022See the cabin in 3D: Gulfstream G400 / G500 / G600 (GVII)
  11. Learjet 40 / 45 / 70 / 75 illustrationMidsize jetLearjet 40 / 45 / 70 / 75433registered, 2.5% of business jetsLearjet · median build year 2007See the cabin in 3D: Learjet 40 / 45 / 70 / 75
  12. Gulfstream G500 / G550 (GV-SP) illustrationUltra-long-range jetGulfstream G500 / G550 (GV-SP)416registered, 2.4% of business jetsGulfstream · median build year 2010
  13. Cessna Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen2 illustrationLight jetCessna Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen2416registered, 2.4% of business jetsCessna · median build year 2017See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen2
  14. Dassault Falcon 900 / 900EX / 900LX illustrationLarge-cabin jetDassault Falcon 900 / 900EX / 900LX407registered, 2.3% of business jetsDassault · median build year 2001See the cabin in 3D: Dassault Falcon 900 / 900EX / 900LX
  15. Cessna Citation Latitude illustrationMidsize jetCessna Citation Latitude400registered, 2.3% of business jetsCessna · median build year 2020See the cabin in 3D: Cessna Citation Latitude
  16. Gulfstream G650 / G650ER illustrationUltra-long-range jetGulfstream G650 / G650ER373registered, 2.1% of business jetsGulfstream · median build year 2017Tour the cabin in 3D: Gulfstream G650 / G650ER
  17. Gulfstream GIV / GIV-SP / G300 / G400 illustrationLarge-cabin jetGulfstream GIV / GIV-SP / G300 / G400372registered, 2.1% of business jetsGulfstream · median build year 1997See the cabin in 3D: Gulfstream GIV / GIV-SP / G300 / G400
  18. All 82 familiesJets and turboprops in one sortable table, with median build year and certificates of the last 12 months.

Each bar is scaled to the Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500, the largest family. The illustrations are Radar’s own drawings of each type. Every family is in the full table.

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The most common business jets on the US register Registered business jets per model family, FAA file of October 5, 2026. The 20 most common of 64 families account for 61% of 17,557 jets.

One row per model family as the FAA registers it: variants on one type designation count together (the Challenger 300, 350 and 3500 are one row).

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

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BY CLASS

The most common jet in each class

TURBOPROPS

The most common business turboprops

9,074 turboprops sit alongside the jets. The Pilatus PC-12 (all variants) alone outnumbers every jet family, and the King Air line in its three series adds up to more still.

  1. 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)1,440registered, 15.9% of turbopropsPilatus · median build year 2011
  2. Beechcraft King Air C90-series exterior reference; King Air 90 variants and modifications differ.C90-series reference. Individual King Air 90 variants differ.Twin turbopropBeechcraft King Air 90 series1,193registered, 13.1% of turbopropsBeechcraft · median build year 1984
  3. Cessna Grand Caravan EX exterior reference for the Caravan family; 208 and 208B variants differ.Grand Caravan EX reference. Other Caravan variants differ.Single-engine turbopropCessna Caravan / Grand Caravan1,022registered, 11.3% of turbopropsCessna · median build year 2002
  4. Beechcraft King Air B200 exterior reference; 250 and 260 configurations vary.B200 reference. King Air 250 and 260 configurations vary.Twin turbopropBeechcraft King Air 200 / 250 / 2601,008registered, 11.1% of turbopropsBeechcraft · median build year 1989
  5. 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.Single-engine turbopropDaher TBM 700 / 850 / 900 series1,002registered, 11.0% of turbopropsDaher · median build year 2014
  6. 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 / 360910registered, 10.0% of turbopropsBeechcraft · median build year 2007
  7. 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.Single-engine turbopropPiper Meridian / M500 / M600 / M700693registered, 7.6% of turbopropsPiper · median build year 2012
  8. Cessna 441 Conquest II exterior design reference for the Conquest I and II family; variants differ.Conquest II reference. Conquest I details vary.Twin turbopropCessna Conquest I / II (425, 441)332registered, 3.7% of turbopropsCessna · median build year 1981
  9. Daher Kodiak 100 Series III exterior design reference; Kodiak 900 and optional equipment vary.Kodiak 100 Series III reference. Kodiak 900 and optional equipment vary.Single-engine turbopropDaher Kodiak 100 / 900253registered, 2.8% of turbopropsDaher · median build year 2018
  10. Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II exterior design reference; other Cheyenne variants differ.PA-31T Cheyenne II reference. Other variants differ.Twin turbopropPiper Cheyenne series236registered, 2.6% of turbopropsPiper · median build year 1981

EVERY MODEL

All 82 families, sortable

Business jets and turboprops together. Owner mix per model is in the ownership data and the CSV.

US business jet and turboprop model families by registered aircraft, FAA file of October 5, 2026
#ModelMakerClassRegisteredMedian build yearCertificates, 12 months
1 PC-12 (all variants) Pilatus Single-engine turboprop 1,440 2011 271
2 King Air 90 series Beechcraft Twin turboprop 1,193 1984 113
3 Caravan / Grand Caravan Cessna Single-engine turboprop 1,022 2002 131
4 King Air 200 / 250 / 260 Beechcraft Twin turboprop 1,008 1989 105
5 TBM 700 / 850 / 900 series Daher Single-engine turboprop 1,002 2014 176
6 King Air 300 / 350 / 360 Beechcraft Twin turboprop 910 2007 126
7 Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 Bombardier Super-midsize jet 867 2015 221
8 Vision Jet SF50 Cirrus Very light jet 761 2022 206
9 Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+ Cessna Midsize jet 744 2006 136
10 Meridian / M500 / M600 / M700 Piper Single-engine turboprop 693 2012 135
11 Phenom 300 / 300E Embraer Light jet 671 2018 202
12 CitationJet / CJ1 / M2 Cessna Light jet 668 2004 126
13 Citation CJ3 / CJ3+ Cessna Light jet 602 2011 106
14 Citation V / Ultra / Encore Cessna Light jet 597 1996 94
15 800 / 800XP / 850XP / 900XP / 750 Hawker Midsize jet 587 2003 85
16 Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 6500 Bombardier Ultra-long-range jet 515 2013 133
17 Citation II / Bravo Cessna Light jet 500 1991 68
18 Falcon 2000 / 2000EX / LX / LXS / S Dassault Large-cabin jet 485 2007 78
19 Challenger 604 / 605 / 650 Bombardier Large-cabin jet 458 2008 97
20 G400 / G500 / G600 (GVII) Gulfstream Ultra-long-range jet 453 2022 72
21 40 / 45 / 70 / 75 Learjet Midsize jet 433 2007 68
22 G500 / G550 (GV-SP) Gulfstream Ultra-long-range jet 416 2010 59
23 Citation CJ4 / CJ4 Gen2 Cessna Light jet 416 2017 82
24 Falcon 900 / 900EX / 900LX Dassault Large-cabin jet 407 2001 66
25 Citation Latitude Cessna Midsize jet 400 2020 177
26 G650 / G650ER Gulfstream Ultra-long-range jet 373 2017 59
27 GIV / GIV-SP / G300 / G400 Gulfstream Large-cabin jet 372 1997 86
28 Conquest I / II (425, 441) Cessna Twin turboprop 332 1981 32
29 Beechjet 400 / 400A / Hawker 400XP Beechcraft Light jet 329 1999 44
30 Citation Sovereign / Sovereign+ Cessna Midsize jet 294 2008 44
31 G280 Gulfstream Super-midsize jet 289 2018 59
32 Citation X / X+ Cessna Super-midsize jet 287 2001 49
33 Citation CJ2 / CJ2+ Cessna Light jet 281 2004 45
34 Citation Mustang Cessna Very light jet 270 2009 31
35 500 / 550 Eclipse Very light jet 254 2008 20
36 Kodiak 100 / 900 Daher Single-engine turboprop 253 2018 52
37 G350 / G450 (GIV-X) Gulfstream Large-cabin jet 253 2009 43
38 Citation I / I/SP Cessna Light jet 252 1979 35
39 HondaJet Honda Light jet 241 2019 39
40 Falcon 50 / 50EX Dassault Super-midsize jet 238 1991 30
41 60 / 60XR Learjet Midsize jet 237 2001 30
42 Cheyenne series Piper Twin turboprop 236 1981 18
43 Phenom 100 Embraer Very light jet 221 2010 34
44 G700 / G800 Gulfstream Ultra-long-range jet 218 2025 55
45 35 / 36 Learjet Light jet 211 1979 14
46 680 to 695 (turbine) Twin Commander Twin turboprop 211 1978 47
47 Citation III / VI / VII Cessna Midsize jet 201 1991 32
48 PC-24 Pilatus Light jet 199 2022 68
49 Premier I / IA Beechcraft Light jet 195 2007 30
50 MU-2 Mitsubishi Twin turboprop 177 1978 19
51 Legacy 450 / Praetor 500 Embraer Midsize jet 173 2023 75
52 Citation Longitude Cessna Super-midsize jet 173 2022 87
53 Challenger 600 / 601 Bombardier Large-cabin jet 171 1990 29
54 Astra / G100 / G150 Gulfstream Midsize jet 163 2006 22
55 Falcon 7X Dassault Large-cabin jet 163 2012 28
56 Galaxy / G200 Gulfstream Super-midsize jet 161 2005 34
57 Legacy 500 / Praetor 600 Embraer Super-midsize jet 155 2021 51
58 GV Gulfstream Ultra-long-range jet 153 2000 26
59 E1000 Epic Single-engine turboprop 131 2024 59
60 Global 7500 / 8000 Bombardier Ultra-long-range jet 129 2023 37
61 Citation S/II and II/SP Cessna Light jet 128 1985 20
62 Twin Otter De Havilland Twin turboprop 119 1970.5 13
63 31 / 31A Learjet Light jet 119 1997 18
64 P.180 Avanti Piaggio Twin turboprop 106 2006.5 19
65 Falcon 20 / 200 Dassault Midsize jet 99 1977 9
66 1900 / 99 (commuter) Beechcraft Twin turboprop 88 1982 1
67 King Air 100 series Beechcraft Twin turboprop 88 1978 7
68 GII / GIII Gulfstream Large-cabin jet 84 1982 7
69 23 / 24 / 25 / 28 / 29 Learjet Light jet 75 1974 5
70 Westwind IAI Midsize jet 73 1981 9
71 55 Learjet Midsize jet 67 1983 12
72 SkyCourier Cessna Twin turboprop 65 2024 13
73 Falcon 10 / 100 Dassault Midsize jet 59 1980 3
74 Legacy 600 / 650 Embraer Large-cabin jet 48 2007 8
75 Sabreliner Sabreliner Midsize jet 44 1980 2
76 4000 Hawker Super-midsize jet 44 2009.5 3
77 1000 Hawker Midsize jet 32 1993 2
78 HS.125 (series 1 to 700) Hawker Midsize jet 27 1980 3
79 Falcon 6X Dassault Ultra-long-range jet 7 2024 3
80 JetStar Lockheed Large-cabin jet 6 1977 0
81 Lineage 1000 Embraer Large-cabin jet 5 2016 0
82 SJ30 Syberjet Light jet 4 2005.5 0

QUESTIONS

Popular private jet questions

What is the most popular private jet?

By aircraft on the US register, the Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 (867), ahead of the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 (761). By certificates issued in the last 12 months, the Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350 / 3500 leads with 221.

What is the most common turboprop in the US?

The Pilatus PC-12 (all variants), with 1,440 registered, then the Beechcraft King Air 90 series (1,193) and the Cessna Caravan / Grand Caravan (1,022).

METHOD

How this is counted

  • Model family. Aircraft are grouped on the FAA make and model designation, so variants certified under one designation count together (the Challenger 300, 350 and 3500; the Citation Excel, XLS and XLS+). Where one designation covers two families, the serial number splits them.
  • Registered is not flying. The count includes stored, for-sale and newly delivered aircraft on the register. It is not a count of active aircraft or of flights.
  • Certificates. Registration certificates issued in the 12 months to October 5, 2026 to aircraft still on the register: new deliveries, imports and changes of owner.

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.