US Helicopter Registry

LeonardoAW119Koala

201 Leonardo AW119 Koala helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 1 percent of the US fleet and the number 19 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Leonardo. 31 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

201
Registered in the US
31
On a Part 135 certificate
2023
Median year built
8
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
AW119MKII181
A11912
AW119 MKII7
AW1191

Where the Leonardo AW119 Koala 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 136%
  • 2010s 3718%
  • 2020s 13969%

The register runs from 2003 to 2025, with 2023 the busiest year at 43 airframes. 12 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Government 13668%
  • Corporation 3216%
  • LLC 2914%
  • Non-citizen corporation 42%

The organisations with the most Leonardo AW119 Koala helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND126
CRITICAL CARE SERVICES INC DBA13
BRISTOW LLC8
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE6
LEONARDO HELICOPTERS US CORP4
MERCY FLIGHT CENTRAL HOLDING LLC4
CITY OF NEW YORK2
FLORIDA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES2

Engine and certification

201 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: P&W CANADA PT6B-37A (186), P&W PT6 SERIES (5).

  • Standard 18894%
  • Experimental 31%

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 AW119 Koala helicopters are there in the United States?

201 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 1 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Leonardo AW119 Koala number 19 among model families. The FAA lists it under 4 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Leonardo AW119 Koala helicopters registered?

Maryland leads with 130, then Minnesota with 13. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Leonardo AW119 Koala used for charter?

31 of the 201 registered, 15 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 AW119 Koala helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2023; the register runs from 2003 to 2025, with 2023 the busiest year at 43. 12 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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