Aircraft registered in South Dakota.
2,271 aircraft with a South Dakota registrant address, from the FAA's October 8, 2026 release.
South Dakota has 2,271 aircraft on the US registry, 1% of the national total. 75% are single-engine airplanes and 10% are rotorcraft. The median year built is 1975. 59 new registration certificates were issued in the last 90 days, and 8 registrations expire in the next 120.
Most common models in South Dakota
By aircraft type
By engine type
Top cities
By registrant mailing address, which may differ from where an aircraft is based.
| City | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD | 249 |
| Rapid City, SD | 152 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 78 |
| Pierre, SD | 70 |
| Madison, SD | 68 |
| Watertown, SD | 67 |
| Brookings, SD | 60 |
| Spearfish, SD | 53 |
Who registers them
Latest registration certificates
Individual owners' names are not shown.
| N-number | Year | Location | Registrant | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N658PR | – | Alexandria, SD | Rockport Colony | Oct 6, 2026 |
| N444AK | 1984 | Sturgis, SD | Wareing Flight Services LLC | Oct 3, 2026 |
| N2700Y | – | Spearfish, SD | Eaton Air LLC | Oct 2, 2026 |
| N554RL | – | Trent, SD | Not shown (individual) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| N305XA | – | Centerville, SD | Aerial 360 LLC | Sep 25, 2026 |
| N23323 | 1968 | Burke, SD | Not shown (individual) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| N42976 | 1946 | Rapid City, SD | Not shown (individual) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| N492TW | 2017 | Custer, SD | Flying Circus INC | Sep 15, 2026 |
| N736QN | – | New Effington, SD | Not shown (individual) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| N487RB | – | Rapid City, SD | Aerial Solutions LLC DBA | Sep 12, 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 South Dakota
New registrations, ownership changes and exports, updated daily.