US Helicopter Registry

AirbusAS332/H225SuperPuma

42 Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 41 type by count. It is a heavy helicopter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 23 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

42
Registered in the US
23
On a Part 135 certificate
2009
Median year built
23
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 7 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 225 LP19
AS332L110
EC225 LP5
SA330J5
AS332C1
AS332L21
SA 330J1

Where the Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma 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 512%
  • 1980s 25%
  • 1990s 410%
  • 2000s 921%
  • 2010s 1638%

The register runs from 1974 to 2015, with 2011 the busiest year at 4 airframes. 6 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 2150%
  • LLC 1740%
  • Government 410%

The organisations with the most Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
VERTICAL AVIATION NO 1 LLC10
AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS INC8
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE5
AEROXS INC3
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE2
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES2
FIRST CALL HELICOPTER CORP2
VALIAIR LIMITED COMPANY TRUSTEE2

Engine and certification

42 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: TURBOMECA MAKILA 2A1 (11), TURBOMECA MAKILA 1A1 (7), TURBOMECA MAKILA 2A (6), TURBOMECA MAKILA SERIES (6), TURBOMECA TURMO IVC (5).

  • Standard 3788%

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 AS332 / H225 Super Puma helicopters are there in the United States?

42 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma number 41 among model families. The FAA lists it under 7 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma helicopters registered?

Florida leads with 11, then Texas with 10. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Airbus AS332 / H225 Super Puma used for charter?

23 of the 42 registered, 55 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 AS332 / H225 Super Puma helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2009; the register runs from 1974 to 2015, with 2011 the busiest year at 4. 6 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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