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Pilots in Pennsylvania
21,730 active pilots lived in Pennsylvania at the end of 2025, making it the 12th largest pilot population in the country and 2.4% of the US total. Of those, 9,077 were student pilots and 3,564 held a flight instructor certificate.
Active pilots
21,730
#12 nationally
Students
9,077
42% of pilots here
Instructors
3,564
one per 2.5 students
By certificate
Where in Pennsylvania
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.
- Philadelphia413
- Pittsburgh388
- Doylestown168
- Lancaster147
- York134
- West Chester127
- Allentown124
- Bethlehem120
- Easton113
- Erie109
- Mechanicsburg91
- Harrisburg91
The people who keep them flying
Pennsylvania is home to 8,173 certificated mechanics — one for every 2.7 pilots in the state.
- Mechanic8,173
- Flight Attendant6,996
- Ground Instructor2,161
- Repair men716
- Flight Engineer492
- Dispatcher381