Where are most light sport planes?

[eaajen]

Where are most Light Sport Aircraft located, in the U.S.? What state or region?

[lnuss]

Where are most Light Sport Aircraft located, in the U.S.? What state or region?

They're all over, though I suspect that they may be a little more plentiful in Florida and southern California, but a lot of it is population based, so near clusters of big cities there will tend to be more. Still, if you look at the distribution of small (non-airline) airports you'll likely find most of the light aircraft, and a most of the light sport aircraft. Since they're not as common as other light aircraft I suspect they will be even more population dependent than most other light aircraft.

Still, if anyone has actual figures, my suspicions may be all wet.

[rwanttaja]

Where are most Light Sport Aircraft located, in the U.S.? What state or region?

Here's the breakdown by state, as of 1 January 2023, based on the FAA registry.


STATE

ELSA

SLSA


AK

47

21


AL

85

42


AR

66

31


AZ

159

112


CA

298

314


CO

101

67


CT

9

22


DC

1

0


DE

30

79


FL

378

381


GA

145

68


HI

7

19


IA

87

26


ID

81

45


IL

205

80


IN

184

69


KS

97

32


KY

82

31


LA

61

43


MA

40

39


MD

43

31


ME

61

12


MI

186

87


MN

121

44


MO

135

48


MS

51

18


MT

62

73


NC

132

104


ND

22

5


NE

66

11


NH

41

32


NJ

27

25


NM

51

37


NV

44

72


NY

104

66


OH

148

77


OK

97

43


OR

143

91


PA

126

68


PR

32

11


RI

1

4


SC

77

26


SD

45

22


TN

109

59


TX

388

248


UT

83

58


VA

85

89


VI

1

1


VT

10

4


WA

192

142


WI

220

81


WV

21

6


WY

23

18



The short answer: It depends on where the people are.


Ron Wanttaja

[Dana]

Of course, if you count all the LSA-compliant EAB and standard category aircraft...