US Helicopter Registry

BoeingCH-47Chinook/Model234

58 Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 33 type by count. It is a heavy helicopter, built by Boeing. 5 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

58
Registered in the US
5
On a Part 135 certificate
1991
Median year built
44
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
CH-47D37
2346
CH47D5
234LR4
CH-47(JAX)2
CH-47F2
CH47-4142

Where the Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 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

  • 1980s 1017%
  • 1990s 3052%
  • 2010s 12%

The register runs from 1981 to 2019, with 1990 the busiest year at 7 airframes. 17 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 4171%
  • LLC 1526%
  • Non-citizen corporation 23%

The organisations with the most Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE LLC13
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC12
HELIGROUP FIRE LLC4
PJ HELICOPTERS INC4
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE4
UC HELITANKER 1 LLC4
UNICAL AIR INC3
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE2

Engine and certification

58 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: HONEYWELL T55-GA-714A (28), HONEYWELL 55-L-714A (6), HONEYWELL AL5512 (5), LYCOMING AL5512 (4), LYCOMING T-55 SER TS (1).

  • Restricted 2848%
  • Experimental 916%
  • Standard 610%
  • Multiple 12%

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 Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 helicopters are there in the United States?

58 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 number 33 among model families. The FAA lists it under 7 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 helicopters registered?

Montana leads with 17, then Oregon with 14. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 used for charter?

5 of the 58 registered, 9 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 Boeing CH-47 Chinook / Model 234 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1991; the register runs from 1981 to 2019, with 1990 the busiest year at 7. 17 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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