List of current airships in the United States

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The Spirit of Goodyear, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps

This is a list of airships with a current unexpired Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)[1] registration.

In 2021, Reader's Digest said that "consensus is that there are about 25 blimps still in existence and only about half of them are still in use for advertising purposes".[2] The Airsign Airship Group is the owner and operator of 8 of these active ships, including the Hood Blimp, DirecTV blimp, and the MetLife blimp.[3]

Goodyear[edit]

These airships are registered to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.

N-Number Year built Make Model Name
1A 2014 ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101 Wingfoot One
2A 2016 ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101 Wingfoot Two
3A 2018 ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101 Wingfoot Three
4A 1983 Goodyear GZ-20A Spirit of Innovation (retired[4])
10A 1979 Goodyear GZ-20A Spirit of America (retired[5])

AirSign Airships[edit]

These airships are registered to AirSign Airships of Williston, Florida.

N-Number Year built Make Model
612LG 1996 American Blimp Corporation A-60+
460LG American Blimp Corporation A-60+
618LG 2000 American Blimp Corporation A60R
620LG 2002 American Blimp Corporation A60R
151AB 1997 American Blimp Corporation A-1-70
154ZP 1999 American Blimp Corporation A-1-70
156LG 2000 American Blimp Corporation A-1-70
105VW American Blimp Corporation A-1-70
157LG American Blimp Corporation A-1-70G

Icarus Aircraft[edit]

These airships are registered to Icarus Aircraft of Palm City, FL:

N-Number Year built Make Model
607LG 1998 American Blimp Corporation A-60+
760AB 1993 American Blimp Corporation A-60+
2012P 1989 American Blimp Corporation A-60+

SCEYE Inc[edit]

These airships are registered to SCEYE Inc. of Moriarty, NM as SCEYE Airship:

N-Number Serial Number
603SC SSV 70.1
604SC SSV 70.2
605SC SSV 70.3
608SC TV-17

Other miscellaneous airships[edit]

These are other miscellaneous airships from the registry, many of which are unverified to exist or may be mistakenly listed as airships:

N-Number Year built Make Model Owner/Operator City ST
610SK 1985 Westinghouse Airships Inc Skyship 600 Delaware Trust Co Wilmington DE
81683 1983 Thunder & Colt AS 105 Aeronautical Adventures Inc. Eagle ID
493JM 1987 Thunder & Colt AS-56 Ronald Miller Tucson AZ
111SY 2006 SY-1 Daniel Nachbar Amherst MA
315SW Skyway Air Transportation Manor TX
577MB 1988 MB-1 James Blalock Sheridan AR
601SK 1985 Airship Industries UK Ltd Airship 600 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee Bungay Suffolk Great Britain
605SK Airship Industries UK Ltd Airship 600 Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee Bungay Suffolk Great Britain
324UA LTA Galactic Inc 3X24M LTA Galactic Inc Akron OH
125LT LTA Research and Exploration LLC Pathfinder 1 LTA Research and Exploration LLC Sunnyvale CA
615LG American Blimp Corporation A60R LTA Research and Exploration LLC Sunnyvale CA
689DA Skyborne Technology Inc SA-70 Skyborne Technology Inc Wewahitchka FL

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aircraft Registry". FAA. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ Cutolo, Morgan (April 3, 2021). "Here's Why You Don't See Blimps Anymore".
  3. ^ Broughton, David (June 23, 2014). "Flying high: How sponsors, networks and fans make the business of blimps soar". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Goodyear Retires Spirit of Innovation". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  5. ^ "Goodyear Blimp "Spirit of America" retires; transition to high-tech fleet continues". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

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