This statistic represents the number of active pilot certificates held in the United States in 2020, broken down by age group and category. As of December 31, 2020, there were 3,665 active commercial pilot certificates held by people aged 80 years or over.
Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category*
* Figures include pilots with an airplane and/or a helicopter and/or a glider and/or a gyroplane certificate.
The figures have been rounded.
Values are as of December 31, 2020.
To retrieve the data click on 2020 Active Civil Airmen Statistics.
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Federal Aviation Administration. (May 18, 2021). Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919093/aviation-industry-number-of-certified-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-age-and-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919093/aviation-industry-number-of-certified-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-age-and-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. (2021). Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919093/aviation-industry-number-of-certified-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-age-and-category/
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Federal Aviation Administration, Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919093/aviation-industry-number-of-certified-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-age-and-category/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Number of active pilot certificates in the United States in 2020, by age and category* [Graph], Federal Aviation Administration, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919093/aviation-industry-number-of-certified-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-age-and-category/
