This statistic represents the average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, broken down by category. In 2020, the average active commercial pilot in the United States was 45.3 years old.
Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*
* Includes pilots with an airplane and/or a helicopter and/or a glider and/or a gyroplane certificate.
Values are as of December 31 each year.
To retrieve the data click on 2020 Active Civil Airmen Statistics.
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Federal Aviation Administration. (May 18, 2021). Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. (2021). Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Average Age of Active Pilots in The United States from 2002 to 2020, by Category*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration, Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* [Graph], Federal Aviation Administration, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
