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Every aircraft has a story.
Look up any tail number.

395,227 U.S. aircraft pages, auto-built from public FAA records — and enriched by the people who fly them.

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395,227
Aircraft pages
55,628
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39,122
Helicopters & rotorcraft
100%
U.S. registry, from day one

How it works

The page already exists before anyone posts. That's the whole idea — you never land on an empty screen.

1

Every plane starts with a page

We pre-build a page for all 395,000+ U.S. aircraft straight from public FAA & NTSB records — specs, ownership lineage, and safety history included.

2

Search a tail number

Type the number painted on the tail. Instantly see the aircraft's history, photos the community has added, and where it's been.

3

Claim & tell its story

Owners verify with a quick photo challenge, then add photos, log trips, and curate the plane's story for everyone who looks it up next.

Your connection to aviation belongs here

Photos, trips, and stories can be added by anyone with an account — you don't have to own the aircraft. Owners additionally get to claim their tail and curate its page.

Aircraft Owners

Showcase your aircraft's journey. Share photos, logbooks, upgrades, and memories — and claim your tail to curate its page.

Find your tail number

Pilots & Crews

Document the flights that matter. Trips, missions, and milestones with your crew — on any aircraft you fly, owned or not.

Create your account

Enthusiasts

Explore aircraft and stories from across the country. Spotted something? Add your photo to its page — no ownership required.

Explore aircraft

Real stories, on real airplanes

New from the TailWiki community

The people who fly them add the photos, trips, and stories — here's the rest.

N37MT
ContributedCessna 172S · Story

Test

JJamal Pratt
N515AM
ContributedRockwell International 695 · Story

Unique bird spotted in the wild

JJamal Pratt1
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Minot, ND - Regina, Canada

JJamal Pratt
N37MT
ContributedCessna 172S · Story

Test

JJamal Pratt
N515AM
ContributedRockwell International 695 · Story

Unique bird spotted in the wild

JJamal Pratt1
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Minot, ND - Regina, Canada

JJamal Pratt
N37MT
ContributedCessna 172S · Story

Test

JJamal Pratt
N515AM
ContributedRockwell International 695 · Story

Unique bird spotted in the wild

JJamal Pratt1
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Minot, ND - Regina, Canada

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Spencer, IA - Minot, ND

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Alaska Bound!

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Happiest Dog in America....I Think

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Spencer, IA - Minot, ND

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Alaska Bound!

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Happiest Dog in America....I Think

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Trip

Spencer, IA - Minot, ND

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Alaska Bound!

JJamal Pratt
N6232D
ContributedCessna 172N · Story

Happiest Dog in America....I Think

JJamal Pratt
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Recently active

Fresh movement in the FAA registry — new registrations, straight from the daily feed.

N9051J
Piper PA-28-180 · 1966
Newly registered in Lubbock, TX
FAA recordAug 2026
N179AC
Sikorsky S-64F · 1970
Newly registered in Chamblee, GA
FAA recordAug 2026
N626AW
Dassault FALCON 900 EX · 2006
Newly registered in Dallas, TX
FAA recordAug 2026

Why tail numbers work

Unlike a car's hidden VIN, an aircraft's ID is painted three feet tall — public, permanent, and unique.

Public & permanent

The N-number stays with the airframe across owners and decades, so its whole history accumulates in one place.

Privacy-respecting

Owner locations are generalized to city/state, and FAA opt-outs are honored. You control what shows on your plane.

Trust that compounds

Verified-owner photos and history build over the years into a record a future buyer can actually rely on.