Aircraft registered in North Carolina.
7,129 aircraft with a North Carolina registrant address, from the FAA's October 8, 2026 release.
North Carolina has 7,129 aircraft on the US registry, 2% of the national total. 76% are single-engine airplanes and 6% are rotorcraft. The median year built is 1979. 190 new registration certificates were issued in the last 90 days, and 12 registrations expire in the next 120.
Most common models in North Carolina
By aircraft type
By engine type
Top cities
By registrant mailing address, which may differ from where an aircraft is based.
| City | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Raleigh, NC | 354 |
| Charlotte, NC | 340 |
| Mooresville, NC | 189 |
| Greensboro, NC | 186 |
| Wilmington, NC | 161 |
| Winston Salem, NC | 116 |
| Concord, NC | 116 |
| Wake Forest, NC | 87 |
Who registers them
Latest registration certificates
Individual owners' names are not shown.
| N-number | Year | Location | Registrant | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N11RA | – | Cherryville, NC | Monkey Biziness LLC | Oct 8, 2026 |
| N659MW | – | Creswell, NC | Drone Worx LLC | Oct 8, 2026 |
| N931PW | 2021 | Raleigh, NC | Not shown (individual) | Oct 8, 2026 |
| N3552D | 2001 | Clinton, NC | Not shown (individual) | Oct 7, 2026 |
| N678BG | 2018 | Raleigh, NC | Chest One LLC | Oct 7, 2026 |
| N821DP | – | Mount Gilead, NC | Ck Areocrop LLC | Oct 7, 2026 |
| N1938D | 1952 | Hickory, NC | Plane Crazy Aviation LLC | Oct 6, 2026 |
| N6194H | 1977 | Burgaw, NC | Not shown (individual) | Oct 6, 2026 |
| N4ES | – | Canton, NC | Not shown (individual) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| N773TA | 2026 | Wilmington, NC | 309 Holdings LLC | Oct 5, 2026 |
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, release of October 8, 2026. Counts include aircraft on the US civil registry and exclude reserved or unassigned N-numbers. Not an official FAA record. Not affiliated with the FAA. How we count.
Registry changes in North Carolina
New registrations, ownership changes and exports, updated daily.