Rio de Janeiro has 245 operational business aircraft on the Brazilian registry, across 66 distinct models, of which 76 are classified as charter (RBAC 135).
Source: RAB/ANAC, data as of 09/09/2026. Mark reservations are not counted as operational.
| Type | Operational |
|---|---|
| Jets | 36 |
| Turboprops | 15 |
| Piston | 32 |
| Helicopters | 162 |
The sum by type can fall below the total: a tail with no catalog model matched stays out of this cut.
| Model | Category | Operational |
|---|---|---|
| R44 Raven II | Piston Helicopter | 32 |
| R66 Turbine | Light Turbine Helicopter | 23 |
| SR22 | Single-Engine Piston | 15 |
| AS350 B2 | Light Turbine Helicopter | 15 |
| AW139 | Heavy Turbine Helicopter | 15 |
| 206B JetRanger III | Light Turbine Helicopter | 15 |
| AS350 B3 | Light Turbine Helicopter | 14 |
| Phenom 300 | Light Jet | 7 |
| H130 (EC130 T2) | Light Turbine Helicopter | 5 |
| EMB-810 Seneca | Twin-Engine Piston | 5 |
| Operator | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| HELINEWS SERVIÇOS DE AEROCINEMATOGRAFIA E AEROREPORTAGEM LTDA | 10 |
| HELISTAR TAXI AEREO ESCOLA DE PILOTAGEM E ASSESSORIA AERONAUTICA LTDA | 9 |
| AERO RIO TAXI AEREO LTDA | 9 |
| AEROLEO TAXI AEREO S.A | 9 |
| AMBIPAR FLYONE SERVIÇO AÉREO ESPECIALIZADO, COMÉRCIO E SERVIÇOS S.A. | 6 |
| BE FASTER SERVIÇOS AÉREOS LTDA | 6 |
| PMERJ POL.MIL.EST.DO RIO DE JANEIRO | 5 |
| CORPO DE BOMB.MIL.DO ESTADO DO RJ | 5 |
| CHC DO BRASIL TÁXI AÉREO S.A. | 5 |
| FALCON TAXI AEREO LTDA | 4 |
Operator is the company on the ANAC registry, grouped by CNPJ root. It is not necessarily the aircraft owner.
Rio de Janeiro has 245 operational business aircraft on the Brazilian registry, across 66 distinct models, of which 76 are classified as charter (RBAC 135). Source: RAB/ANAC, data as of 09/09/2026. Mark reservations are not counted as operational.
The largest operators based in Rio de Janeiro are HELINEWS SERVIÇOS DE AEROCINEMATOGRAFIA E AEROREPORTAGEM LTDA (10), HELISTAR TAXI AEREO ESCOLA DE PILOTAGEM E ASSESSORIA AERONAUTICA LTDA (9), AERO RIO TAXI AEREO LTDA (9), by number of operational aircraft on the registry.
A mark reservation is a registration held for an aircraft that is not operational yet, usually while being imported. Rio de Janeiro has 37 in that situation.