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Friday, November 06, 2026

U.S. aerial fire fighting operational statistics (2025): very large/large air tankers and scoopers


Wildfire NOTD subscriber Lance Sherry, Director of the Center for Air Transportation Systems Research at George Mason University, sent along a report on U.S. air-tanker operations which provides statistics on the U.S. aerial firefighting fleet, flight operations and airport utilization in 2025.

U.S. aerial fire fighting operational statistics (2025): very large/large air tankers and scoopers

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