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Top 10: the most-flown airplanes in America

The ten airplane models with the most valid registrations in the United States.^[1]

1

Cessna 172
18,762 registered in the US
four-seat trainer and tourer

2

Piper PA-28 Cherokee
18,213 registered in the US
four-seat low-wing family: Cherokee, Warrior, Archer, Arrow

3

Cessna 182 Skylane
12,614 registered in the US
four-seat high-wing single

4

Beechcraft Bonanza
10,242 registered in the US
four/six-seat retractable single

5

Cessna 150
8,032 registered in the US
two-seat trainer

6

Cirrus SR22
6,812 registered in the US
four/five-seat composite single with a whole-airplane parachute

7

Mooney M20
6,175 registered in the US
four-seat fast retractable single

8

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six and Saratoga
3,835 registered in the US
six/seven-seat single: Cherokee Six, Saratoga, Lance

9

Piper J-3 Cub
3,764 registered in the US
two-seat tandem tailwheel trainer

10

Piper PA-18 Super Cub
3,629 registered in the US
two-seat bush and towing airplane

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026: valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes (single- and multi-engine). Counts only; Airplane Wiki publishes no owner data.

[faa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026: valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes (single- and multi-engine). Counts only; Airplane Wiki publishes no owner data.

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