The Bell 205 (ICAO type B205) is an aircraft of United States origin, certificated in the Transport Helicopter Category B category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 4,700 kg. It offers a maximum range of 300 nm, a cruise speed of 117 knots, a service ceiling of 14,000 ft and seating for up to 16 across its variants.
Bell 205
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 124
- Active
- 124
- Origin
- United States
2 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS H1SW · Rev 27 · issued 2020-04-20
- Category
- Transport Helicopter Category B
- MTOW
- 4,760 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew · 9 passengers
- Fuel
- 780 L
Honeywell International Inc. T5317B or T5317BCV (Type Certificate E17EA)
14 CFR Part 29 dated August 12, 1965, Amend 29-1; 14 CFR Part 29.501, 29.1091, 29.1181, 29.1191,and 29.1195 of Amend 29-3; 14 CFR Part 29.607 of Amend 29-5; 14 CFR 29.1397 of Amend…
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Bell 205 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Bell 205 fleet — updated daily.
52 yearsmedian age
Of the 99 registered Bell 205 with a known build year (80% of the 124 we track), the median age is 52 years.
3changed registration in 12 months
3 of the 124 registered Bell 205 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (2% of the fleet), across 3 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 7
- Tracked flights
- 34
- Tracked flight hours
- 34
- Share of fleet flying
- 6%
7 Bell 205 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (6% of the registered fleet), across 34 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
What is the range of the Bell 205?
The Bell 205 has a maximum range of 300 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Bell 205 carry?
The Bell 205 seats up to 16 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Bell 205?
The Bell 205's maximum take-off weight is 4,700 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Bell 205?
The Bell 205's ICAO type designator is B205.
How many Bell 205 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 124 registered Bell 205 airframes worldwide.
Registered 205 aircraft
Individual 205 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N32240· 1981
- N205CE· 1980
- C-FTAK· 1980
- C-GTEK· 1980
- N205WW· 1980
- C-FTGK· 1980
- N3804C· 1980
- N229HT· 1980
- N2773H· 1979
- C-FBHW· 1979
- N689H· 1979
- N404HA· 1979
- N16HX· 1979
- VH-HUE· 1979
- C-FETK· 1979
- N205GF· 1979
- N580SH· 1979
- C-FNTR· 1978
- C-FSMI· 1978
- N205DY· 1978
- C-GZGK· 1977
- N775BB· 1977
- N225PR· 1976
- N66HJ· 1976