_id Calendar year Total number of aircraft (thousands) Energy use (trillion btu) 1 1970.0 131,700a 26,030b 94.3101999999999947021933621726930141448974609375 2 1971.0 131,100b 25,512b 91.5716000000000036607161746360361576080322265625 3 1972.0 145,000b 26,974b 103.2717999999999989313437254168093204498291015625 4 1973.0 148,000b 28,599b 90.4421999999999997044142219237983226776123046875 5 1974.0 161502.0 29,758b 101.44360000000000354702933691442012786865234375 6 1975.0 168475.0 30298.0 110.7000000000000028421709430404007434844970703125 7 1976.0 177964.0 31950.0 118.7999999999999971578290569595992565155029296875 8 1977.0 184294.0 33679.0 127.2000000000000028421709430404007434844970703125 9 1978.0 199178.0 36844.0 165.30000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 10 1979.0 210339.0 40432.0 167.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 11 1980.0 211045.0 41016.0 165.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 12 1981.0 213226.0 40704.0 161.19999999999998863131622783839702606201171875 13 1982.0 209779.0 36457.0 173.599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 14 1983.0 213293.0 35249.0 134.19999999999998863131622783839702606201171875 15 1984.0 220943.0 36119.0 155.30000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 16 1985.0 196500.0 31456.0 143.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 17 1986.0 205300.0 31782.0 147.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 18 1987.0 202700.0 30883.0 139.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 19 1988.0 196200.0 31114.0 148.5 20 1989.0 205000.0 32332.0 134.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 21 1990.0 198000.0 32096.0 131.80000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 22 1991.0 196874.0 29862.0 120 23 1992.0 185650.0 26747.0 103.7000000000000028421709430404007434844970703125 24 1993.0 177120.0 24455.0 93.599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 25 1994.0 172935.0 24092.0 95.2999999999999971578290569595992565155029296875 26 1995.0 188089.0 26612.0 106.599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 27 1996.0 191129.0 26909.0 111 28 1997.0 192414.0 27713.0 121.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 29 1998.0 204710.0 28100.0 147.400000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 30 1999.0 219464.0 31231.0 172.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 31 2000.0 217533.0 29960.0 175.19999999999998863131622783839702606201171875 32 2001.0 211446.0 27017.0 165.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 33 2002.0 211244.0 27040.0 141.5 34 2003.0 209708.0 27329.0 141.400000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 35 2004.0 219426.0 28126.0 175.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 36 2005.0 224352.0 26982.0 242.400000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 37 2006.0 221943.0 27705.0 256.30000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 38 2007.0 231607.0 27852.0 243.599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 39 2008.0 228663.0 26009.0 265.69999999999998863131622783839702606201171875 40 2009.0 223877.0 23763.0 210.30000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 41 2010.0 223370.0 24802.0 221.19999999999998863131622783839702606201171875 42 2011.0 220770.0 24570.0 227.099999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 43 2012.0 209034.0 24403.0 228.80000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 44 2013.0 199927.0 22876.0 203.599999999999994315658113919198513031005859375 45 2014.0 204408.0 23271.0 221 46 2015.0 210030.0 24142.0 208.900000000000005684341886080801486968994140625 47 2016.0 211793.0 24833.0 217.80000000000001136868377216160297393798828125 48 2017.0 211757.0 25212.17 232.20913200000001097578206099569797515869140625 49 2018.0 211749.0 25505.932 272.78662023999999064471921883523464202880859375 50 2019.0 210981.0 25565.93 227.146506239999979470667312853038311004638671875 51 Average annual percentage change "" "" 52 1970-2019 0.00966356653745093 -0.00036705737868203414 0.0181007635877195038887066402821801602840423583984375 53 2009-2019 -0.005915306460272163 0.00733989157377235 0.0077354700699545642095245057134889066219329833984375 54 "" "" "" 55 Sources: "" "" 56 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, General Aviation Part 135 Activity "" "" 57 Surveys, CY 2019, Tables 1.1, 1.4, 5.1, and annual. 2011 Data: Aviation Forecasts, Tables 28 and 29, "" "" 58 May 2013. (Additional resources: www.faa.gov/data-research/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation) "" "" 59 "" "" "" 60 "" "" "" 61 a Active fixed-wing general aviation aircraft only. "" "" 62 b Includes rotorcraft. "" ""