US Helicopter Registry

RobinsonR22

798 Robinson R22 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 5 percent of the US fleet and the number 5 type by count. It is a piston single helicopter, built by Robinson. 4 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

798
Registered in the US
4
On a Part 135 certificate
1999
Median year built
2
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 5 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
R22 BETA620
R22128
R22 MARINER33
R22 ALPHA16
R22 BETA II1

Where the Robinson R22 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

  • 1940s 10%
  • 1950s 10%
  • 1970s 30%
  • 1980s 9912%
  • 1990s 22128%
  • 2000s 26533%
  • 2010s 324%
  • 2020s 223%

The register runs from 1946 to 2026, with 2004 the busiest year at 52 airframes. 154 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 36245%
  • Corporation 22929%
  • Individual 16220%
  • Government 233%
  • Non-citizen corporation 132%
  • Co-owned 71%
  • Partnership 20%

The organisations with the most Robinson R22 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
EMERALD CITY AIRCRAFT LEASING INC44
SPITZER HELICOPTER LLC32
HILLSBORO AERO ACADEMY LLC18
JETS TO HELIS LLC DBA14
HAWAII PACIFIC AVIATION INC12
NOVEMBER ALPHA LLC12
HELICOPTERACADEMY.COM LLC10
SILVERHAWK AVIATION ACADEMY LLC9

Engine and certification

0 are recorded as turbine powered and 798 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (284), LYCOMING O-360-J2A (176), LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (144), LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (60), LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (31).

  • Standard 72791%
  • Multiple 142%
  • Restricted 122%
  • Experimental 71%

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 Robinson R22 helicopters are there in the United States?

798 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 5 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Robinson R22 number 5 among model families. The FAA lists it under 5 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Robinson R22 helicopters registered?

Texas leads with 138, then California with 87. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Robinson R22 used for charter?

4 of the 798 registered, 1 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. For a piston type that is mostly training and light utility work rather than passenger charter.

How old are the Robinson R22 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1999; the register runs from 1946 to 2026, with 2004 the busiest year at 52. 154 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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