US Helicopter Registry

LeonardoA109/AW109

156 Leonardo A109 / AW109 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 1 percent of the US fleet and the number 24 type by count. It is a light twin-engine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Leonardo. 39 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

156
Registered in the US
39
On a Part 135 certificate
2006
Median year built
8
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 10 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
A109E55
AW109SP29
A109S23
A109A II16
A109C12
A109N11
A109A5
A109K22
A109SP2
A 109A1

Where the Leonardo A109 / AW109 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 138%
  • 1990s 149%
  • 2000s 5334%
  • 2010s 2315%
  • 2020s 96%

The register runs from 1980 to 2025, with 2000 the busiest year at 9 airframes. 44 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 8554%
  • Corporation 6139%
  • Individual 53%
  • Government 32%
  • Co-owned 11%
  • Non-citizen corporation 11%

The organisations with the most Leonardo A109 / AW109 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
EUROTEC VERTICAL FLIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC14
INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE10
INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL TRANSPORT LLC8
INTEGRITY AIRCRAFT TITLE HOLDINGS LLC6
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE6
LIFEFLIGHT OF MAINE LLC5
NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE5
BRISTOW LLC4

Engine and certification

156 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: P&W CANADA PW207C (48), P&W CANADA PW206C (41), ALLISON 250-C20 SER (17), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20R/1 (5), P&W CANADA PW206A (4).

  • Standard 12077%
  • Experimental 85%

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 Leonardo A109 / AW109 helicopters are there in the United States?

156 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 1 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Leonardo A109 / AW109 number 24 among model families. The FAA lists it under 10 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Leonardo A109 / AW109 helicopters registered?

Utah leads with 20, then Kansas with 16. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Leonardo A109 / AW109 used for charter?

39 of the 156 registered, 25 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 Leonardo A109 / AW109 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2006; the register runs from 1980 to 2025, with 2000 the busiest year at 9. 44 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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