Where are most light sport planes?

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

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Originally Posted by eaajen

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by eaajen

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

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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

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