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Pilots in Kansas
9,240 active pilots lived in Kansas at the end of 2025, making it the 30th largest pilot population in the country and 1.0% of the US total. Of those, 3,717 were student pilots and 1,528 held a flight instructor certificate.
Active pilots
9,240
#30 nationally
Students
3,717
40% of pilots here
Instructors
1,528
one per 2.4 students
By certificate
Where in Kansas
Pilots by city of residence, from the August 2026 releasable file. That file omits airmen who decline address release, so treat these as relative weight between cities rather than counts — see methodology.
- Wichita926
- Overland Park268
- Olathe239
- Topeka145
- Salina104
- Lawrence102
- Derby102
- Shawnee99
- Manhattan93
- Leawood85
- Andover80
- Lenexa77
The people who keep them flying
Kansas is home to 4,938 certificated mechanics — one for every 1.9 pilots in the state.
- Mechanic4,938
- Repair men1,119
- Ground Instructor932
- Flight Attendant825
- Flight Engineer92
- Dispatcher74