Cities in California With the Most Aircraft
California has 25,904 total registered aircraft across its cities. S SAN FRAN leads with 1,327 registered aircraft (1,327 active). Rankings reflect the registrant's address on file with the FAA — airports and flight schools drive high counts in some cities.
| Rank | City | Total | Active | Active % | |
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| 1 | S SAN FRAN | 1,327 | 1,327 | 100% | Browse → |
| 2 | SAN DIEGO | 679 | 668 | 98% | Browse → |
| 3 | COSTA MESA | 494 | 492 | 100% | Browse → |
| 4 | LOS ANGELES | 396 | 392 | 99% | Browse → |
| 5 | BAKERSFIELD | 380 | 377 | 99% | Browse → |
| 6 | SAN JOSE | 378 | 377 | 100% | Browse → |
| 7 | SACRAMENTO | 323 | 315 | 98% | Browse → |
| 8 | SAN FRANCISCO | 303 | 297 | 98% | Browse → |
| 9 | TORRANCE | 296 | 244 | 82% | Browse → |
| 10 | FRESNO | 289 | 287 | 99% | Browse → |
| 11 | SANTA ROSA | 256 | 256 | 100% | Browse → |
| 12 | LONG BEACH | 225 | 220 | 98% | Browse → |
| 13 | RIVERSIDE | 212 | 206 | 97% | Browse → |
| 14 | EL CAJON | 199 | 196 | 98% | Browse → |
| 15 | REDDING | 194 | 194 | 100% | Browse → |
| 16 | PALO ALTO | 185 | 185 | 100% | Browse → |
| 17 | LIVERMORE | 181 | 178 | 98% | Browse → |
| 18 | CHINO | 178 | 176 | 99% | Browse → |
| 19 | SAN LUIS OBISPO | 167 | 165 | 99% | Browse → |
| 20 | VAN NUYS | 166 | 165 | 99% | Browse → |
| 21 | TEHACHAPI | 162 | 160 | 99% | Browse → |
| 22 | TEMECULA | 159 | 155 | 97% | Browse → |
| 23 | CHICO | 159 | 153 | 96% | Browse → |
| 24 | SONOMA | 158 | 156 | 99% | Browse → |
| 25 | SANTA BARBARA | 157 | 157 | 100% | Browse → |
| 26 | NAPA | 151 | 150 | 99% | Browse → |
| 27 | CAMARILLO | 149 | 146 | 98% | Browse → |
| 28 | IRVINE | 147 | 146 | 99% | Browse → |
| 29 | CARLSBAD | 142 | 141 | 99% | Browse → |
| 30 | NEWPORT BEACH | 134 | 132 | 99% | Browse → |
| 31 | VACAVILLE | 133 | 129 | 97% | Browse → |
| 32 | MODESTO | 132 | 130 | 98% | Browse → |
| 33 | VISALIA | 129 | 128 | 99% | Browse → |
| 34 | PASO ROBLES | 125 | 124 | 99% | Browse → |
| 35 | SALINAS | 121 | 120 | 99% | Browse → |
| 36 | LANCASTER | 118 | 117 | 99% | Browse → |
| 37 | VENTURA | 112 | 110 | 98% | Browse → |
| 38 | SANTA MONICA | 109 | 106 | 97% | Browse → |
| 39 | MOJAVE | 109 | 109 | 100% | Browse → |
| 40 | AUBURN | 109 | 95 | 87% | Browse → |
| 41 | CAMERON PARK | 106 | 106 | 100% | Browse → |
| 42 | SANTA CRUZ | 106 | 102 | 96% | Browse → |
| 43 | SANTA PAULA | 105 | 105 | 100% | Browse → |
| 44 | GRASS VALLEY | 105 | 105 | 100% | Browse → |
| 45 | POWAY | 104 | 104 | 100% | Browse → |
| 46 | MURRIETA | 104 | 104 | 100% | Browse → |
| 47 | RAMONA | 104 | 102 | 98% | Browse → |
| 48 | ROSAMOND | 103 | 100 | 97% | Browse → |
| 49 | HUNTINGTON BEACH | 102 | 102 | 100% | Browse → |
| 50 | CONCORD | 102 | 97 | 95% | Browse → |
Showing top 50 cities. Data sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
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