US Helicopter Registry

HelicoptersregisteredinNorthDakota

North Dakota has 54 helicopters with a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the country's fleet. 26 are registered to companies, governments and trusts and 28 to private individuals, and 1 sit on a Part 135 certificate, which is the population that can legally fly for hire. Every one of them is listed below.

Look up a tail number North Dakota registry as CSV

54
Registered helicopters
1
On a Part 135 certificate
28%
Turbine powered
2005
Median year built

What flies in North Dakota

The model families with the most registrations in the state. Each links to the family's own page, where the same type is counted across every state.

By maker: Robinson (21), Bell (14), Hiller (4), Garlick Helicopters Inc (2), Airbus Helicopters (1), Anderson Gary H (1). Most are registered in Larimore (12), Grand Forks (6), Tioga (5), Wahpeton (3).

Largest registered fleets in North Dakota

The organisations with the most helicopters registered at a North Dakota address. A trustee or leasing company on this list holds the registration for owners elsewhere; an air ambulance or utility operator on it flies the aircraft. Private individuals are counted but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA6
KNUTSON FLYING SERVICE INC4
ADVENTAIRE LLC1
AERO SPRAYING SERVICE INC1
DAKOTA AIR PARTS INTERNATIONAL INC1
DAKOTA AIR PARTS INTL INC1
DAKOTA TERRITORY AIR MUSEUM1
DEKALB AVIATION LLC1
DM HELICOPTERS LLC1
DWM LLC1

Who registers helicopters in North Dakota

  • Individual 2750%
  • LLC 1120%
  • Corporation 917%
  • Government 611%
  • Co-owned 12%

When they were built

  • 1950s 47%
  • 1960s 24%
  • 1970s 815%
  • 1990s 47%
  • 2000s 1324%
  • 2010s 713%
  • 2020s 59%

A further 11 carry no year of manufacture.

Every helicopter registered in North Dakota

The full FAA record for the state, sorted by make and model. Open any tail number in the lookup for the engine, seats, certification dates and the Part 135 holder. Individually owned aircraft show the registrant type rather than a name.

N-numberMake and modelFamilyYearRegistered toCityEnginePart 135
N455GF Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3 Airbus H125 / AS350 AStar 2010 ADVENTAIRE LLC Minot Turbine
N691H Anderson Gary H BARNETT J4B2 Individual Reynolds Piston
N502MC Arro Falcon Exporters OH-58A Bell OH-58 Kiowa Individual Larimore Turbine
N59495 Bell 206B Bell 206 JetRanger 1954 KNUTSON FLYING SERVICE INC Tioga Turbine
N67960 Bell 206B Bell 206 JetRanger 1995 DAKOTA AIR PARTS INTERNATIONAL INC Fargo Turbine
N947LH Bell 407 Bell 407 2001 EXECUTIVE AIR TAXI CORP Bismarck Turbine Yes
N3358F Bell 47G-2 Bell 47 1976 Individual Larimore Piston
N6750D Bell 47G-2 Bell 47 1959 Individual Larimore Piston
N7888B Bell 47G-2 Bell 47 1958 Individual Larimore Piston
N1362X Bell 47G-3B-1 Bell 47 1966 Individual Larimore Piston
N58078 Bell 47G-5A Bell 47 1973 Individual Larlmore Piston
N58115 Bell 47G-5A Bell 47 1973 Individual Larimore Piston
N9116U Bell OH-58 Bell OH-58 Kiowa Individual Larimore Turbine
N844NS Bell OH-58A Bell OH-58 Kiowa 1971 Individual Larimore Turbine
N965MC Bell OH-58A Bell OH-58 Kiowa Individual Larimore Turbine
N179NS Bell OH-58C Bell OH-58 Kiowa 1970 Individual Larimore Turbine
N7253N Bell UH-1N Bell UH-1 Huey DAKOTA AIR PARTS INTL INC Fargo Turbine
N5912X Brantly B-2 Brantly B-2 Individual Thompson Piston
N1851D Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58C Bell OH-58 Kiowa 1972 Individual Larimore Turbine
N1851W Garlick Helicopters Inc OH-58C Bell OH-58 Kiowa 1971 Individual Larimore Turbine
N28801 Hiller UH-12D Bell UH-1 Huey Individual Tioga Turbine
N47077 Hiller UH-12D Bell UH-1 Huey 1957 KNUTSON FLYING SERVICE INC Tioga Turbine
N139HA Hiller UH-12E Bell UH-1 Huey 1976 KNUTSON FLYING SERVICE INC Tioga Piston
N9063L Hiller UH-12E Bell UH-1 Huey 1965 KNUTSON FLYING SERVICE INC Tioga Piston
N145LC Hochsprung Theodore F ROTORWAY EXEC RotorWay Exec DAKOTA TERRITORY AIR MUSEUM Minot Piston
N610RD Kuntz Randy P KUNTZ 2000 GTSEFI 2005 Individual Belfield Piston
N347LL Larry Linrud SAFARI 400 Safari / Baby Belle 2012 Individual Velva Piston
N848GF Miller Joseph E SAFARI Safari / Baby Belle 2009 Individual Lansford Piston
N902QA Pavel Vagner TANGO2 Individual Reeder Piston
N845SP Porter Steven B ROTORWAY EXEC 162F RotorWay Exec 2016 Individual Regan Piston
N424RH Robinson R22 BETA Robinson R22 1996 AERO SPRAYING SERVICE INC Williston Piston
N150XT Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2007 Individual Maddock Piston
N250TH Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2018 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N344Y Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N49CN Robinson R44 Robinson R44 1999 VENTURE AIR LLC Leonard Piston
N535LM Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2007 MILLCOPTER LLC Wahpeton Piston
N586TS Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2021 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N667SA Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2000 HELICOPTER N667SA LLC Lisbon Piston
N683R Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2019 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N74401 Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2005 IRON BIRD AVIATION LLC Wahpeton Piston
N857RD Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2025 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N896J Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2022 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks Piston
N97TK Robinson R44 Robinson R44 2007 DEKALB AVIATION LLC Williston Piston
N16FT Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 DWM LLC Fairmont Piston
N308SA Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2021 Individual Sheyenne Piston
N369AT Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2021 JOGGER INDUSTRIES LLC Sherwood Piston
N4149D Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2008 Individual Sheyenne Piston
N4210Y Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2008 DM HELICOPTERS LLC Pekin Piston
N506CX Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2006 EAGLE HELICOPTERS LLC Beulah Piston
N754R Robinson R44 II Robinson R44 2006 Individual Wahpeton Piston
N4043X Robinson R66 Robinson R66 2018 P B J EQUIPMENT RENTALS LLC Watford City Turbine
N709WF Rod Olderness EXEC 90 RotorWay Exec Individual Oakes Piston
N162JW Wagner Joe C EXEC 162 F RotorWay Exec 1996 Co-owned New England Piston
N412GB Williams Roland E RAF 2000 GTX SE FI 2002 Individual Mandan Piston

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026. Registered drones and lapsed, sold or pending registrations are excluded. Registration is not airworthiness, and a listing says nothing about an aircraft's condition.

Common questions

How many helicopters are registered in North Dakota?

54 manned helicopters hold a valid FAA registration at a North Dakota address in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of the national fleet. 15 are turbine powered and 39 piston. The address is the registrant's, so a leased or trust-held aircraft can be registered in one state and based in another.

What is the most common helicopter in North Dakota?

Robinson R44, with 19 registered in the state, followed by Bell OH-58 Kiowa (7).

How many North Dakota helicopters fly charter?

1 of the 54 helicopters registered in North Dakota appear on an FAA Part 135 certificate, which is the authority an operator needs to carry passengers or cargo for hire. Much of that number is air ambulance and utility work rather than passenger charter.

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