US Helicopter Registry

AirbusH125/AS350AStar

957 Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 6 percent of the US fleet and the number 3 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 360 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

957
Registered in the US
360
On a Part 135 certificate
2010
Median year built
7
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 16 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
AS350B3413
AS 350 B3174
AS 350 B2143
AS350B268
AS 350B356
AS350BA23
AS350 B2 ECUREUIL21
AS350B14
AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL13
AS 350 BA13
AS-350B ECUREUIL5
AS350B3E5
AS350BB5
AS350B1 ECUREUIL2
AS 350 B3E1
AS350D ASTAR1

Where the Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1970s 111%
  • 1980s 455%
  • 1990s 10611%
  • 2000s 23825%
  • 2010s 28229%
  • 2020s 17118%

The register runs from 1978 to 2026, with 2014 the busiest year at 45 airframes. 104 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 35437%
  • Government 31233%
  • Corporation 25226%
  • Non-citizen corporation 273%
  • Individual 71%
  • Co-owned 40%
  • Partnership 10%

The organisations with the most Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY43
AIR METHODS LLC42
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY37
NS AIR LEASING LLC24
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC23
TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC23
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE22
PHI HEALTH LLC21

Engine and certification

957 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: SAFRAN ARRIEL 2D (252), TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D (150), TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1 (146), TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1 (133), TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER (104).

  • Standard 85389%
  • Experimental 141%
  • Multiple 71%
  • Restricted 71%
  • Special flight permit 40%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar helicopters are there in the United States?

957 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 6 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar number 3 among model families. The FAA lists it under 16 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar helicopters registered?

California leads with 149, then District of Columbia with 93. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar used for charter?

360 of the 957 registered, 38 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2010; the register runs from 1978 to 2026, with 2014 the busiest year at 45. 104 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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