General Aviation Aircraft Builders

Alaska first

  • Helio Alaska — Chugiak, Alaska. Operates out of Birchwood Airport and says it is working to restart Helio Courier production after acquiring FAA certificate 1A8.

  • Alaska Cub — Wasilla, Alaska at Wolf Lake Airport (4AK6). Builds custom experimental Super Cubs and also offers rebuild, maintenance, and related aviation services.

Factory-built / certificated / production GA builders

  • Piper Aircraft — Vero Beach, Florida. Builds general aviation aircraft including the Archer, Seminole, and M-Class turboprops such as the M700 Fury.

  • Cirrus Aircraft — centered in Duluth, Minnesota, with major operations also noted in Grand Forks, North Dakota and customer-experience/training operations in Knoxville, Tennessee. Current aircraft families are the SR Series and Vision Jet.

  • Textron Aviation (Cessna / Beechcraft) — based in Wichita, Kansas. Cessna’s line includes pistons, turboprops, and Citation jets; Beechcraft’s line includes the Bonanza G36, Baron G58, and King Air family.

  • CubCrafters — Yakima, Washington. Builds Carbon Cub UL, Carbon Cub SS, Top Cub, and XCub / NXCub, and notes its airplanes are made at its Yakima facilities.

  • CubCrafters — Yakima, Washington. Builds Carbon Cub UL, Carbon Cub SS, Top Cub, and XCub / NXCub, and notes its airplanes are made at its Yakima facilities.

  • Epic Aircraft — Bend, Oregon. Builds the E1000 turboprop line, including the E1000 GX and E1000 AX.

  • Aviat Aircraft — Afton, Wyoming. Builds the Husky and Pitts lines and says its aircraft are handcrafted in Wyoming.

  • American Legend Aircraft Co. — Sulphur Springs, Texas. Builds the Legend Cub family and describes the airplane as a two-place, LSA-certified aircraft.

  • Vashon Aircraft — Washington. Says the Ranger R7 is designed, engineered, tested, and manufactured near Seattle and assembled at Paine Field.

  • Kitfox Aircraft — Homedale, Idaho. Builds Kitfox aircraft in the U.S. and offers both kits and a factory-builtoption.

  • Air Tractor — Olney, Texas. Produces turboprop utility aircraft used for agriculture, firefighting, and other missions.

  • Robinson Helicopter Company — Torrance, California. Builds the R22, R44, and R66 and says it performs all aspects of helicopter production in Torrance.

  • Enstrom Helicopter — Menominee, Michigan. Produces and supports Enstrom helicopters from Menominee.

  • Honda Aircraft Company — Greensboro, North Carolina. Builds the HondaJet family in Greensboro.

Experimental / kit aircraft builders

  • Alaska Cub — Wasilla, Alaska. Custom experimental Super Cub builder.

  • CubCrafters — Yakima, Washington. Offers Carbon Cub FX and Carbon Cub EX experimental aircraft, plus kit / builder-assist options for the XCub / NXCub line.

  • CubCrafters — Yakima, Washington. Offers Carbon Cub FX and Carbon Cub EX experimental aircraft, plus kit / builder-assist options for the XCub / NXCub line.

  • Van’s Aircraft — Aurora, Oregon. One of the biggest U.S. kitplane companies, with the RV family and FAA-reviewed Experimental Amateur-Built QuickBuild kits.

  • Glasair Aviation — Arlington, Washington. Currently selling Sportsman kits again; focuses on the Sportsmanplatform today.

  • Bearhawk Aircraft — Fairview, Oklahoma. Backcountry-oriented kit builder with models including the LSA, Patrol, and others.

  • RANS Designs — Hays, Kansas. Builds ready-to-fly and kit aircraft in the U.S., including the backcountry-oriented S-21 Outbound.

  • Sonex Aircraft — Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Produces affordable kit aircraft, quick-build kits, and the SubSonexpersonal jet kit.

  • Zenith Aircraft Company — Mexico, Missouri. U.S. builder focused on all-metal kit aircraft, including popular STOL designs.