4,427 Bell helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 30 percent of the US fleet and the largest share of any manufacturer. 3,948 are turbine and 479 piston, and 971 fly on a Part 135 certificate.
- 4,427
- Registered in the US
- 971
- On a Part 135 certificate
- 89%
- Turbine powered
- 1994
- Median year built
Bell model families
Each family folds the FAA's variant strings into one type and has its own page.
| Family | Registered | Share of Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Bell 407 | 976 | 22% |
| Bell 206 JetRanger | 907 | 20% |
| Bell 206L LongRanger | 538 | 12% |
| Bell 47 | 493 | 11% |
| Bell UH-1 Huey | 434 | 10% |
| Bell OH-58 Kiowa | 327 | 7% |
| Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | 188 | 4% |
| Bell 429 | 169 | 4% |
| Bell 412 | 84 | 2% |
| Bell 204 and 205 | 67 | 2% |
| Bell 212 | 58 | 1% |
| Bell 427 and 430 | 42 | 1% |
| Bell 222 and 230 | 34 | 1% |
| Bell 214 | 31 | 1% |
| Bell OH-13 and H-13 Sioux | 10 | 0% |
22 more Bell helicopters are types too few to earn a family page , led by EH-1H (6), TAH-1P (6), 210 (3), EH-1X (2), 209 (1), BELL 47G (1). They are counted in every total.
Where Bell helicopters are registered
When they were built
A further 1,171 carry no year of manufacture.
Who registers them
Common questions
How many Bell helicopters are registered in the United States?
4,427 in the FAA file dated 14 September 2026, 30 percent of all registered helicopters, which places Bell first among manufacturers by count. 971 of them sit on a Part 135 certificate.
What is the most common Bell helicopter?
The Bell 407, with 976 registered, ahead of the Bell 206 JetRanger at 907.
Why does the FAA list Bell under several names?
The registry records the manufacturer as it was typed on each application, and a company's name changes over decades of production. This page folds those spellings and the corporate predecessors together so the count is for the aircraft rather than the paperwork.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026.
Other manufacturers
- Robinson 3,081
- Airbus Helicopters 2,342
- MD Helicopters 933
- Sikorsky 824
- Leonardo 565
- Enstrom 343
- Hiller 256
- Schweizer 225