This statistic represents the average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, broken down by category. In 2020, the average active commercial pilot in the United States was 45.3 years old.
Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*
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Federal Aviation Administration. (May 18, 2021). Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. (2021). Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration. "Average Age of Active Pilots in The United States from 2002 to 2020, by Category*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/
Federal Aviation Administration, Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Average age of active pilots in the United States from 2002 to 2020, by category* [Graph], Federal Aviation Administration, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919100/aviation-industry-average-age-of-active-pilots-in-the-united-states-by-category/