This statistic represents the number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 through 2020, broken down by category. In 2020, there were 11,316 active private pilot certificates held by women in the United States.
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Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category
Characteristic
Student
Recreational
Sport
Private
Commercial
Airline Transport
2020
31,867
6
259
11,316
7,724
7,549
2019
27,255
7
254
10,683
7,038
7,503
2018
22,266
10
240
10,255
6,556
7,136
2017
19,219
14
229
9,971
6,267
6,994
2016
15,971
15
223
10,009
6,081
6,888
2015
14,580
16
211
11,339
6,587
6,554
2014
14,369
16
192
11,652
6,685
6,408
2013
14,405
17
174
11,909
6,911
6,205
2012
14,643
16
152
12,456
7,536
5,818
2011
14,683
18
135
12,927
7,956
5,597
2010
14,767
12
118
13,566
8,175
5,580
2009
8,450
13
98
14,322
8,289
5,636
2008
9,127
20
79
15,015
8,083
5,657
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Federal Aviation Administration. (May 18, 2021). Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. (2021). Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Number of Active Pilot Certificates Held by Women in The United States from 2008 to 2020, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/
Federal Aviation Administration, Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Number of active pilot certificates held by women in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by category [Graph], Federal Aviation Administration, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919077/aviation-industry-certified-female-pilots-in-the-united-states-category/
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