Searching for annual aviation statics, USA and world...

[Dave Nadler]

Hi All - I' searching for some stats to put things in context for the SSA presentation. Much obliged if anyone can provide sources for:

Annual stats from 1950s forward, USA and world totals:
- IFR flight-plans served
- active aircraft
- aircraft produced including GA (and LSA or as Europeans call them ultralights)
- TCAS-equipped aircraft

Thanks in advance for any help,
Best Regards, Dave

[Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)]

On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:53:38 AM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
> Hi All - I' searching for some stats to put things in context for the SSA presentation. Much obliged if anyone can provide sources for:
>
> Annual stats from 1950s forward, USA and world totals:
> - IFR flight-plans served
> - active aircraft
> - aircraft produced including GA (and LSA or as Europeans call them ultralights)
> - TCAS-equipped aircraft
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Best Regards, Dave

I would have to guess AOPA & IAOPA would cover some of that. FAA (if you can dig through the info) will also have a lot of that for the US.

[Dave Nadler]

On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:57:51 AM UTC-5, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
> I would have to guess...

Aaarrgggg....

> AOPA & IAOPA would cover some of that.
> FAA (if you can dig through the info) will also have a lot of that for the US.

AOPA did not (yes, I'm a member, and called and talked to a "stats guy").
FAA and DOT sites have lots of info but I could not locate the info I asked for above...

Thanks in advance for any sources!
Best Regards, Dave

[Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)]

On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 11:01:25 AM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
> On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:57:51 AM UTC-5, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
> > I would have to guess...
>
> Aaarrgggg....
>
> > AOPA & IAOPA would cover some of that.
> > FAA (if you can dig through the info) will also have a lot of that for the US.
>
> AOPA did not (yes, I'm a member, and called and talked to a "stats guy").
> FAA and DOT sites have lots of info but I could not locate the info I asked for above...
>
> Thanks in advance for any sources!
> Best Regards, Dave

These would be great... http://www.cityofcharlevoix.org/city-departments/documents/AppendixB_FINAL.pdf

Done by these guys.... http://www.avdataspecialists.com/

They only go back to 2005 though. And it's a service, thus money.

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On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:53:38 AM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
> Hi All - I' searching for some stats to put things in context for the SSA presentation. Much obliged if anyone can provide sources for:
>
> Annual stats from 1950s forward, USA and world totals:
> - IFR flight-plans served
> - active aircraft
> - aircraft produced including GA (and LSA or as Europeans call them ultralights)
> - TCAS-equipped aircraft
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Best Regards, Dave

The GAMA Databook has plenty of data going back quite a way. You go pretty far back in their archive to get numbers from the 70's, though maybe not too much further than that: http://gama.aero/files/GAMA_2014_Databook_LRes%20-%20LowRes.pdf It includes information on IFR operations.

Also, the GA and Part 135 survey provides quite a bit of information that may be useful to you: https://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation/ Just understand that it is survey data, so it is 'approximate'.

Don't know what your presentation is about, but I put together a presentation about the characteristics of GA for work. If you need that type of data, send me an email.