US Helicopter Registry

Sikorskyhelicopters

824 Sikorsky helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 6 percent of the US fleet and the number 5 share among manufacturers. 788 are turbine and 36 piston, and 101 fly on a Part 135 certificate.

824
Registered in the US
101
On a Part 135 certificate
96%
Turbine powered
1986
Median year built

Sikorsky model families

Each family folds the FAA's variant strings into one type and has its own page.

15 more Sikorsky helicopters are types too few to earn a family page , led by CH-148 (4), HH-52A (2), S-52-3 (2), HH-3A (1), HO5-S1 (1), R-4B (1). They are counted in every total.

Where Sikorsky helicopters are registered

When they were built

  • 1950s 354%
  • 1960s 425%
  • 1970s 476%
  • 1980s 13516%
  • 1990s 385%
  • 2000s 739%
  • 2010s 617%
  • 2020s 142%

A further 379 carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 40950%
  • LLC 30637%
  • Government 8410%
  • Individual 111%
  • Non-citizen corporation 91%
  • Co-owned 51%

Common questions

How many Sikorsky helicopters are registered in the United States?

824 in the FAA file dated 14 September 2026, 6 percent of all registered helicopters, which places Sikorsky number 5 among manufacturers by count. 101 of them sit on a Part 135 certificate.

What is the most common Sikorsky helicopter?

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70, with 445 registered, ahead of the Sikorsky S-76 at 171.

Why does the FAA list Sikorsky 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.

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