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Pilots in New Hampshire
4,976 active pilots lived in New Hampshire at the end of 2025, making it the 41st largest pilot population in the country and 0.6% of the US total. Of those, 1,785 were student pilots and 980 held a flight instructor certificate.
Active pilots
4,976
#41 nationally
Students
1,785
36% of pilots here
Instructors
980
one per 1.8 students
By certificate
Where in New Hampshire
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.
- Nashua135
- Bedford95
- Manchester88
- Portsmouth84
- Dover73
- Merrimack59
- Amherst55
- Concord54
- Hampton49
- Brookline45
- Exeter40
- Windham40
The people who keep them flying
New Hampshire is home to 1,161 certificated mechanics — one for every 4.3 pilots in the state.
- Mechanic1,161
- Flight Attendant893
- Ground Instructor571
- Flight Engineer226
- Repair men165
- Dispatcher82