Database Numbers

At a glance

Aviation DB indexes public aviation metadata continuously: airframes, scheduled route records, airline operators, global aerodromes, and runway data. Personal and community sightings are matched against this catalogue.

166,708Aircraft

627,855Route records

5,958Operators

85,421Airports

47,916Runways

138,026Community (365d)

These figures power the landing page counters, the public API, search results, and automatic enrichment when something flies over a tracker. Community numbers come from the opt-in community feed: anonymous sightings with no exact user locations shown.

11,008

ICAO model type definitions in the catalogue

1,204

Distinct types represented in indexed airframes

207

Countries with registered airline operators

247

Countries with indexed aerodromes

Aircraft

The database holds 166,708 indexed airframes. Each record can include registration, ICAO hex, operator link, manufacturer/model text, and an ICAO type code matched against 11,008 model definitions.

1,204

Distinct ICAO types in the indexed fleet

67,123

Airframes linked to an operator code

99,585

Airframes without a current operator assignment

Top types in the fleet

#	Type	Airframes	Share
1	C172Aviones Colombia 172	14,115	8.5%
2	P28AAICSA Archer 2	10,115	6.1%
3	C182Aviones Colombia 182	8,086	4.9%
4	B738Boeing 737 MAX 8	4,595	2.8%
5	BE36Beech 36 Bonanza 36	2,837	1.7%
6	C150Aviones Colombia 150	2,749	1.6%
7	BE35Beech 35 Bonanza	2,663	1.6%
8	A320Airbus A-320	2,605	1.6%
9	M20PAerostar 200	2,170	1.3%
10	B38MBoeing 737 MAX 200	2,043	1.2%

Wake turbulence category

#	Category	Airframes	Share
1	Light	123,585	74.1%
2	Medium	34,809	20.9%
3	Heavy	6,431	3.9%
4	Unknown	1,883	1.1%

Wake category comes from the matched ICAO model definition where available.

Routes & callsigns

Route records map airline callsigns to operating carriers and airport pairs. They are used when resolving flight numbers, operator attribution, and scheduled city pairs during search and tracking.

627,855Route records

627,855Distinct callsigns

1,608Airline codes

3,504Origin airports

3,593Destination airports

A callsign record is catalogue metadata, not a one-off ADS-B track. It helps match a flight number like BAW123 to an operator and typical city pair when that information is known. Every indexed route includes an origin and destination airport code.

Airline codes with the most route records

#	Airline code	Routes	Share
1	RYR	47,668	7.6%
2	EZY	31,432	5.0%
3	AFR	16,536	2.6%
4	EJU	14,471	2.3%
5	WZZ	12,841	2.0%
6	THY	10,408	1.7%
7	VLG	8,182	1.3%
8	DLH	8,096	1.3%
9	IGO	7,948	1.3%
10	PGT	7,946	1.3%

Most common city pairs

#	Route	Records	Share
1	LFMN → LFPO	512	0.1%
2	LFPO → LFMN	490	0.1%
3	LFPO → LFBO	430	0.1%
4	LFBO → LFPO	420	0.1%
5	LEMD → LEBL	386	0.1%
6	LEBL → LEMD	370	0.1%
7	LTAI → EDDL	340	0.1%
8	EDDL → LTAI	333	0.1%
9	EHAM → LTAI	303	0.0%
10	VABB → VIDP	300	0.0%

Operators

There are 5,958 named operators across 207 countries. Where an airframe has an airline code, it can be tied back to one of these records for fleet and country context.

5,958

Named operator records

207

Countries represented

1,739

Operators with indexed airframes linked

Countries with the largest indexed fleets

#	Country	Airframes	Share
1	United States1,012 operators	9,951	6.0%
2	China88 operators	3,363	2.0%
3	United Kingdom394 operators	1,502	0.9%
4	Canada295 operators	1,426	0.9%
5	Germany132 operators	877	0.5%
6	Turkey35 operators	750	0.4%
7	Russia194 operators	697	0.4%
8	India19 operators	654	0.4%
9	France109 operators	639	0.4%
10	United Arab Emirates32 operators	554	0.3%

Largest indexed operators by airframe count

#	Operator	Airframes	Share
1	United AirlinesUnited States	977	0.6%
2	Delta Air LinesUnited States	823	0.5%
3	American AirlinesUnited States	794	0.5%
4	Southwest AirlinesUnited States	763	0.5%
5	NetJetsUnited States	575	0.3%
6	China Southern AirlinesChina	517	0.3%
7	Air Mobility CommandUnited States	452	0.3%
8	China Eastern AirlinesChina	419	0.3%
9	Turkish AirlinesTurkey	382	0.2%
10	Air ChinaChina	379	0.2%

Airports

85,421 aerodromes are indexed across 247 countries and territories: major airline hubs, small strips, heliports, and closed fields kept for reference.

1,181

Large airports

4,097

Medium airports

42,634

Small airports

23,000

Heliports

Most airports by country

#	Country	Airports	Share
1	United StatesUS	32,496	38.0%
2	BrazilBR	7,923	9.3%
3	JapanJP	3,747	4.4%
4	CanadaCA	3,314	3.9%
5	AustraliaAU	2,789	3.3%
6	MexicoMX	2,694	3.2%
7	RussiaRU	1,807	2.1%
8	FranceFR	1,757	2.1%
9	United KingdomGB	1,593	1.9%
10	GermanyDE	1,431	1.7%

Airport categories

#	Category	Airports	Share
1	Small airports	42,634	49.9%
2	Heliports	23,000	26.9%
3	Closed aerodromes	13,186	15.4%
4	Medium airports	4,097	4.8%
5	Seaplane bases	1,262	1.5%
6	Large airports	1,181	1.4%
7	Balloon ports	61	0.1%

Runways

The catalogue includes 47,916 runway entries linked to aerodromes. Most fields have one or two runways. Larger hubs carry more.

40,840

Airfields with at least one runway indexed

1.17

Average runways per airfield

12,294

Lighted runways

1,044

Closed runway entries

Runway surface types

#	Surface	Runways	Share
1	AsphaltASP	11,358	23.7%
2	TurfTURF	8,781	18.3%
3	ConcreteCON	3,615	7.5%
4	ConcreteCONC	3,104	6.5%
5	GrassGRS	2,227	4.6%
6	AsphaltASPH	1,674	3.5%
7	GrassGRE	1,539	3.2%
8	GrassGRASS	1,223	2.6%

Airfields with the most runways

#	Airport	Runways	Share
1	KORD	11	0.0%
2	KNHU	10	0.0%
3	JRA	9	0.0%
4	1LA9	8	0.0%
5	SXS	8	0.0%
6	US-12192	8	0.0%
7	KNRQ	8	0.0%
8	25AL	7	0.0%

Busiest single airfield: 11 runways indexed.

Community sightings

Tracking subscribers can opt in to share anonymous overhead sightings on the public feed. No exact user coordinates are published: only aircraft details, coarse region labels, and route hints where known.

3,136Last 24 hours

20,301Last 7 days

138,026Last 365 days

13,069

Distinct registrations seen (365d)

1,747

Distinct aircraft types reported (365d)

1,091

Distinct operators named (365d)

Coarse region labels represented (365d)

750

Airport codes touched on routes (365d)

123,859

Sightings with origin and destination (365d)

Community numbers are live operational data, not catalogue size. Browse recent entries on the community feed, or see them on the landing page map when a shared aircraft is currently on ADS-B.

Figures generated 16 Oct 2026, 18:51 UTC from the production database. Counts change as indexing and community tracking continue.