US Helicopter Registry

AirbusH135/EC135

396 Airbus H135 / EC135 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 3 percent of the US fleet and the number 13 type by count. It is a light twin-engine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 299 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

396
Registered in the US
299
On a Part 135 certificate
2008
Median year built
7
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 12 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 135 P2+166
EC135 P349
EC 135 T2+45
EC135T340
EC 135 P229
EC135T216
EC135T115
EC135P114
EC135 P2+13
EC135T2+5
EC-1352
EC135 T2+2

Where the Airbus H135 / EC135 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

  • 1960s 10%
  • 1990s 174%
  • 2000s 18547%
  • 2010s 10426%
  • 2020s 4311%

The register runs from 1966 to 2025, with 2007 the busiest year at 40 airframes. 46 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 20652%
  • Corporation 16341%
  • Non-citizen corporation 144%
  • Government 113%
  • Co-owned 10%
  • Individual 10%

The organisations with the most Airbus H135 / EC135 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
AIR METHODS LLC85
MED-TRANS CORP34
PHI HEALTH LLC33
REACH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES LLC29
METRO AVIATION INC25
AIR MED SERVICES LLC14
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC14
CENTER FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF WESTERN PA14

Engine and certification

396 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: P&W CANADA PW206B2 (144), TURBOMECA ARRIUS 2B2 (49), P&W CANADA PW206B SERIES (43), SAFRAN ARRIUS 2B2 (33), P&W CANADA PW206B3 (29).

  • Standard 35590%
  • Experimental 21%

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 H135 / EC135 helicopters are there in the United States?

396 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 3 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Airbus H135 / EC135 number 13 among model families. The FAA lists it under 12 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Airbus H135 / EC135 helicopters registered?

Colorado leads with 85, then Texas with 64. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Airbus H135 / EC135 used for charter?

299 of the 396 registered, 76 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 H135 / EC135 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2008; the register runs from 1966 to 2025, with 2007 the busiest year at 40. 46 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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