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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by eaajen View Post
    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.

    Larry N.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eaajen View Post
    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
    Last edited by rwanttaja; 03-12-2023 at 08:32 PM.

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

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