How many pilots and aircraft does the Fish & Wildlife have?
Fish & Wildlife aviation has about 62 pilots and 56 aircraft stationed throughout the United States and Alaska, and Puerto Rico flying a total of about 10,000 hours per year. The Service also utilizes the aviation resources of 170 commercial vendors nationwide flying Service employees an additional 8,000 hours annually supporting Service missions. Most of our aircraft are single engine high-wing aircraft (Cessna 182, 185, 206’s, Piper PA-18’s, and Aviat Huskies), some on wheels or skiis, while others are on amphibious floats. The Service has a few multiengine airplanes (Partanavia P68’s), one helicopter (Bell 206) and one single engine turbine Beaver on amphibious floats.
