Atr 42-500
- Airframes in US fleets
- 8
- 58th-most common US type
- US operators
- 1
- In service
- 8
- Average age
- 7.2 yr
Who flies the Atr 42-500
Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.
| Operator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Airways3M | 8 | — | — | 7.2 yr |
Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).
How old is the US Atr 42-500 fleet?
Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.
How common is the Atr 42-500?
The Atr 42-500 makes up 0.1% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 58th-most common type in service.
Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 37.5% · Atr 42-500 is the ringed slice at 0.1%
- 1
872 aircraft
10.0%
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- 2
708 aircraft
8.1%
Share
- 3
526 aircraft
6.1%
Share
- 4
481 aircraft
5.5%
Share
- 5
470 aircraft
5.4%
Share
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- 58
Atr 42-500#58 · this type
8 aircraft
0.1%
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Frequently asked
How many Atr 42-500 are in US airline fleets?
US carriers operate about 8 Atr 42-500 aircraft across 1 airline, 8 of them in service.
Which airline operates the most Atr 42-500?
Silver Airways operates the largest US Atr 42-500 fleet, with about 8 aircraft.
How old is the average Atr 42-500?
The US Atr 42-500 fleet averages about 7.2 yr.
How common is the Atr 42-500 in US fleets?
The Atr 42-500 is the 58th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Atr 42-500 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Simply Aviation
TRIPREPORT | Air Botswana (ECONOMY) | ATR 42-500 | Johannesburg - Gaborone
10:36 · Feb 2019
Fly with Robin
TRIP REPORT | SATENA ATR-42-500 (Economy) | Medellin - Bogota
10:21 · Sep 2025
Genki's Travels
Canadian North | ATR 42-500 | Economy Class | Yellowknife (YZF) to Edmonton (YEG) | Trip Report
14:57 · Oct 2023
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