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List of current airships in the United States

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This is a list of airships with a current unexpired Federal Aviation Administration (FAA){{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download/ |title=Aircraft Registry |publisher=FAA |accessdate=2025-02-03}} registration.

In 2021, Reader's Digest said that "consensus is that there are about 25 blimps still in existence and only about half of them are still in use for advertising purposes".{{cite web|url=https://www.rd.com/article/why-you-dont-see-blimps-anymore/ | title=Here's Why You Don't See Blimps Anymore | first1=Morgan | last1=Cutolo | date=April 3, 2021}} The Airsign Airship Group is the owner and operator of 8 of these active ships, including the Hood Blimp, DirecTV blimp, and the MetLife blimp.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2014/06/23/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Blimp-main.aspx |title=Flying high: How sponsors, networks and fans make the business of blimps soar |first1=David |last1=Broughton |date=June 23, 2014|work=Sports Business Journal |access-date=November 1, 2015}}

Goodyear

These airships are registered to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Year built

! Make

! Model

! Name

1A

| 2014

| ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik

| LZ N07-101

| Wingfoot One

2A

| 2016

| ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik

| LZ N07-101

| Wingfoot Two

3A

| 2018

| ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik

| LZ N07-101

| Wingfoot Three

4A

| 1983

| Goodyear

| GZ-20A

| Spirit of Innovation (retired{{cite web |url=https://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/2017/soi-retires-3-14-17.html |title=Goodyear Retires Spirit of Innovation |publisher=Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |accessdate=2022-07-01}})

10A

| 1979

| Goodyear

| GZ-20A

| Spirit of America (retired{{cite web |url=https://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/soa-retires-7-26-15.html |title=Goodyear Blimp "Spirit of America" retires; transition to high-tech fleet continues |publisher=Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |accessdate=2022-07-01}})

AirSign Airships

These airships are registered to AirSign Airships of Williston, Florida. Some of these have recently been re-registered to SkyShip Services of Windemere, FL.

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Year built

! Make

! Model

612LG

| 1996

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-60+

460LG

|

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-60+

618LG

| 2000

| American Blimp Corporation

| A60R

151AB

| 1997

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-1-70

154ZP

| 1999

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-1-70

156LG

| 2000

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-1-70

105VW

|

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-1-70

157LG

|

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-1-70G

Icarus Aircraft

These airships are registered to Icarus Aircraft of Palm City, FL:

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Year built

! Make

! Model

607LG

| 1998

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-60+

760AB

| 1993

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-60+

2012P

| 1989

| American Blimp Corporation

| A-60+

LTA Galactic Inc

These airships are registered to LTA Galactic Inc. of Akron, Ohio

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Year built

! Make

! Model

620LG

| 2002

| American Blimp Corporation

| A60R

324UA

|

| LTA Galactic Inc

| 3X24M

SCEYE Inc

These airships are registered to SCEYE Inc. of Moriarty, NM as SCEYE Airship:

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Serial Number

603SC

| SSV 70.1

604SC

| SSV 70.2

605SC

| SSV 70.3

608SC

| TV-17

Other miscellaneous airships

These are other miscellaneous airships from the registry, many of which are unverified to exist or may be mistakenly listed as airships:

class="sortable wikitable"
N-Number

! Year built

! Make

! Model

! Owner/Operator

! City

! ST

610SK

| 1985

| Westinghouse Airships Inc

| Skyship 600

| Delaware Trust Co

| Wilmington

| DE

81683

| 1983

| Thunder & Colt

| AS 105

| Aeronautical Adventures Inc.

| Eagle

| ID

493JM

| 1987

| Thunder & Colt

| AS-56

| Ronald Miller

| Tucson

| AZ

111SY

| 2006

|

| SY-1

| Daniel Nachbar

| Amherst

| MA

577MB

| 1988

|

| MB-1

| James Blalock

| Sheridan

| AR

601SK

| 1985

| Airship Industries UK Ltd

| Airship 600

| Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee

| Bungay Suffolk

| Great Britain

605SK

|

| Airship Industries UK Ltd

| Airship 600

| Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee

| Bungay Suffolk

| Great Britain

125LT

|

| LTA Research and Exploration LLC

| Pathfinder 1

| LTA Research and Exploration LLC

| Sunnyvale

| CA

615LG

|

| American Blimp Corporation

| A60R

| LTA Research and Exploration LLC

| Sunnyvale

| CA

689DA

|

| Skyborne Technology Inc

| SA-70

| Skyborne Technology Inc

| Wewahitchka

| FL

References

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External links

  • [http://www.goodyearblimp.com/ Goodyear Blimps]
  • [http://www.airsign.com AirSign]
  • [http://www.icarusaircraft.com/ Icarus Aircraft]
  • [http://www.dropletmeasurement.com/cloud-lab Cloud Lab]
  • [http://www.sceye.com/ SCEYE]
  • [https://www.ltaresearch.com/ LTA Research and Exploration LLC]

United States

Category:Airships of the United States