The Aeronca 15 (ICAO type AR15) is an aircraft of United States origin. It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,000 kg. It offers a maximum range of 396 nm, a cruise speed of 99 knots, a service ceiling of 13,000 ft and seating for up to 4 across its variants.
Aeronca 15

Fleet & certification
- Built
- 213
- Active
- 211
- Origin
- United States
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A-802 · Rev 19
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS A-802), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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Aeronca 15 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Aeronca 15 fleet — updated daily.
78 yearsmedian age
Of the 171 registered Aeronca 15 with a known build year (80% of the 213 we track), the median age is 78 years.
7changed registration in 12 months
7 of the 213 registered Aeronca 15 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 7 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 3
- Tracked flights
- 7
- Tracked flight hours
- 13
- Share of fleet flying
- 1%
3 Aeronca 15 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (1% of the registered fleet), across 7 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
What is the range of the Aeronca 15?
The Aeronca 15 has a maximum range of 396 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Aeronca 15 carry?
The Aeronca 15 seats up to 4 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Aeronca 15?
The Aeronca 15's maximum take-off weight is 1,000 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Aeronca 15?
The Aeronca 15's ICAO type designator is AR15.
How many Aeronca 15 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 213 registered Aeronca 15 airframes worldwide.
Registered 15 aircraft
Individual 15 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- C-GUFG· 1975
- N211HR· 1955
- N1471H· 1951
- N1473H· 1951
- N1460H· 1950
- N699TK· 1950
- C-GWGE· 1950
- C-LIL· 1950
- N1462H· 1950
- N5114Y· 1950
- N1451H· 1950
- C-GUJB· 1950
- N1428H· 1950
- PT-AMV· 1950
- N1448H· 1950
- N1422H· 1950
- N6665K· 1950
- N1427H· 1950
- C-FKWA· 1950
- N1464H· 1950
- N1421H· 1950
- N1433H· 1950
- N1403H· 1950
- N1423H· 1950