Van's RV-6

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Van's · RV-6

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 1,309
Active: 1,308

Marketplace

4 for sale right now

A close-up view of the nose and propeller of a grey and white aircraft with red accents, under a blue sky.

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Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Van's RV-6 market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Van's RV-6 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

25 yearsmedian age

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Of the 1,000 registered Van's RV-6 with a known build year (76% of the 1,309 we track), the median age is 25 years.

Registration activity

51changed registration in 12 months

51 of the 1,309 registered Van's RV-6 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (4% of the fleet), across 51 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Fleet activity — last 90 days

Aircraft seen flying: 50
Tracked flights: 106
Tracked flight hours: 206
Share of fleet flying: 4%

50 Van's RV-6 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (4% of the registered fleet), across 106 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.

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Registered RV-6 aircraft

Individual RV-6 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.

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