Over the next several weeks, we’ll blog a few factoids from the PricewaterhouseCoopers General Aviation report that was released in early 2020. Let’s start with, how many GA aircraft are there in the US? Answer: In 2018, the total GA fleet size was 211,743 aircraft. More than 173,000 had piston engine propulsion which represented 82% of the GA fleet.
TABLE 1. US General Aviation Fleet Size by Type Aircraft, 2018
| Single-Engine Piston | 130,180 | 61% |
| Twin-Engine Piston | 12,860 | 6% |
| Turboprop | 9,924 | 5% |
| Jet-Powered | 14,595 | 7% |
| Helicopters | 9,988 | 5% |
| Experimental | 30,084 | 14% |
| Other | 4,112 | 2% |
| Total | 211,743 | 100% |
PricewaterhouseCoopers was engaged by the general aviation industry trade associations to help quantify the contribution of GA to the United States economy. PWC defined General Aviation as the manufacture and operation of any type of aircraft issued an airworthiness certificate by the FAA, excluding military operations and scheduled commercial airlines.
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