US Helicopter Registry

AirbusH130/EC130

310 Airbus H130 / EC130 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 2 percent of the US fleet and the number 15 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 220 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

310
Registered in the US
220
On a Part 135 certificate
2012
Median year built
6
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 4 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
EC 130 B4160
EC 130 T2146
EC 1302
EC 130B42

Where the Airbus H130 / EC130 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

  • 2000s 9330%
  • 2010s 14547%
  • 2020s 3712%

The register runs from 2001 to 2026, with 2014 the busiest year at 25 airframes. 35 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 21268%
  • Corporation 8728%
  • Non-citizen corporation 52%
  • Co-owned 31%
  • Individual 31%

The organisations with the most Airbus H130 / EC130 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
AIR METHODS LLC61
MUSTANG LEASING LLC37
NEVADA HELICOPTER LEASING LLC22
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE18
AIRSTAR LEASING LLC9
MED-TRANS CORP8
OHIO MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INC7
REACH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES LLC7

Engine and certification

310 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1 (136), TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D (81), SAFRAN ARRIEL 2D (56), SAFRAN ARRIEL 2B1 (3), TURBOMECA ARRIEL SERIES (2).

  • Standard 28090%
  • Multiple 10%

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 H130 / EC130 helicopters are there in the United States?

310 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 2 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Airbus H130 / EC130 number 15 among model families. The FAA lists it under 4 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Airbus H130 / EC130 helicopters registered?

Colorado leads with 83, then Nevada with 47. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Airbus H130 / EC130 used for charter?

220 of the 310 registered, 71 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 H130 / EC130 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2012; the register runs from 2001 to 2026, with 2014 the busiest year at 25. 35 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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