Data brief
FAA filings 2026 so far
LOS Analyzer's analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records: the off-airport Part 77 notices entered January 1 – September 11, 2026, against the same days of 2025. By structure type, state and sponsor, plus where wind-turbine cases stand.
Government shutdown. On October 1, 2026 the FAA's OE/AAA portal showed a banner reading "Due to the government shutdown the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is unable to accept any new notices under 14 CFR Part 77." The figures here end with the archive of September 12, 2026, before the shutdown. When this page is updated, October's counts will reflect the shutdown, not the market.
The latest weeks are still filling in. Notices reach the FAA's public archive weeks after the FAA enters them: 2,299 of the 7,878 notices entered August 1–21, 2026 (29%) first appeared in the archive of September 12, 2026, not the one of August 22, 2026. So 2026's most recent months will rise, while 2025 is complete. Every comparison below is also given for January–June, which the archive has had time to fill in.
Source: FAA Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) public archive (oeaaa.faa.gov), data as of September 12, 2026. Compiled by LOS Analyzer (Idea Engine LLC). This is not an official FAA record or an FAA determination; the FAA's portal is authoritative. LOS Analyzer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.
Compiled analysis © Idea Engine LLC, licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — credit 'LOS Analyzer'. Underlying FAA data is public domain.
Key figures
Notices entered, January 1 – September 11, 2026
117,253
2025, same days: 111,652 (+5.0%). January–June alone: 90,812 vs 79,511 (+14.2%).
Power-line notices, January–June
+59.5%
21,947 vs 13,758. So far this year: 29,243 vs 20,409 (+43.3%).
Antenna-tower notices, January–June
−25.2%
8,629 vs 11,542. So far this year: 10,983 vs 16,369 (−32.9%).
Wind-turbine cases closed, August 2026
0
Cases with a completion date that month, any outcome. August 2025: 256. Cranes: 2,199; antenna towers: 1,202.
1. Notices entered, month by month
117,253 notices were entered January 1 – September 11, 2026, against 111,652 on the same days of 2025 (+5.0%). January to June, which the archive has had months to fill in, is up 14.2%. The latest months run below last year's partly because the archive is still catching up. The last column of the table shows how many of each month's 2026 notices first appeared in the newest archive.
Notices entered per month, 2026
September 2026 runs to September 11 only and is shown in grey. The 2025 figures are in the table below.
View as table
| Month | Notices, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15,270 |
| Feb | 12,801 |
| Mar | 15,537 |
| Apr | 17,988 |
| May | 14,119 |
| Jun | 15,097 |
| Jul | 12,296 |
| Aug | 11,357 |
| Sep | 2,788 |
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. Download CSV
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | 2026, first in the newest archive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13,908 | 15,270 | 27 |
| Feb | 12,489 | 12,801 | 64 |
| Mar | 14,247 | 15,537 | 24 |
| Apr | 16,726 | 17,988 | 43 |
| May | 9,608 | 14,119 | 67 |
| Jun | 12,533 | 15,097 | 140 |
| Jul | 14,064 | 12,296 | 687 |
| Aug | 12,928 | 11,357 | 5,778 |
| Sep (1–11) | 5,149 | 2,788 | 2,788 |
2. By structure type
Each structure type is compared both ways: over the "so far" window, and over January–June, which the archive has had time to fill in. Where the two disagree, the January–June figure is the steadier read.
| Structure type | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Jan–Jun change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power line | 20,409 | 29,243 | +43.3% | +59.5% |
| Construction equipment | 16,527 | 19,143 | +15.8% | +22.8% |
| Crane | 18,108 | 17,524 | −3.2% | +2.5% |
| Wind turbine | 14,271 | 12,118 | −15.1% | −5.4% |
| Antenna tower | 16,369 | 10,983 | −32.9% | −25.2% |
| Pole lighting | 5,954 | 8,226 | +38.2% | +67.7% |
| Building | 7,681 | 5,814 | −24.3% | −31.0% |
| Rig | 3,811 | 4,981 | +30.7% | +44.1% |
| Other | 1,965 | 3,676 | +87.1% | +202.0% |
| Fence | 806 | 1,393 | +72.8% | +62.3% |
| Tank stack | 821 | 943 | +14.9% | +7.2% |
| Road rail | 1,106 | 806 | −27.1% | −0.5% |
| Solar | 2,135 | 642 | −69.9% | −73.1% |
| Airport development | 189 | 621 | +228.6% | +701.6% |
| Sign | 588 | 569 | −3.2% | +17.1% |
| Terrain vegetation | 361 | 251 | −30.5% | −26.1% |
| Met tower | 390 | 230 | −41.0% | −38.1% |
| Bridge | 105 | 66 | −37.1% | −52.2% |
| Landfill | 56 | 24 | −57.1% | −70.4% |
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. January 1 – September 11 of each year. Categories are LOS Analyzer's grouping of the FAA's free-text structure types. Download CSV
Power lines
29,243 power-line notices so far in 2026, against 20,409 on the same days of 2025 (+43.3%); +59.5% for January–June. The states with the most:
- TX4,260 (+135.9%)
- CA3,863 (+73.6%)
- FL2,444 (−10.9%)
- NV2,108 (+12.2%)
- PA1,680 (+142.8%)
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. Every state and type (CSV)
Antenna towers
10,983 antenna-tower notices so far in 2026, against 16,369 on the same days of 2025 (−32.9%). For January–June it is 8,629 against 11,542 (−25.2%). Grouped by the sponsor name on the record:
| Sponsor group | Jan–Jun 2025 | Jan–Jun 2026 | So far 2025 | So far 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Castle | 2,509 | 832 | 3,444 | 948 |
| American Tower | 1,962 | 1,054 | 2,924 | 1,216 |
| Verizon | 1,820 | 1,145 | 2,469 | 1,286 |
| SBA | 775 | 819 | 1,178 | 877 |
| AT&T | 179 | 154 | 259 | 209 |
| No sponsor name in the record yet | — | — | 173 | 972 |
Approximate: a group counts sponsor names that match a simple rule (for example, the name contains "Crown Castle"; the rules are in the CSV), so affiliates filing under other names are not counted. The FAA withholds a sponsor's name while a case is under review, so recent 2026 filings are unnamed until they are determined and these 2026 counts will rise. Organisations only. LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. Download CSV
Cranes
17,524 crane notices so far in 2026, against 18,108 on the same days of 2025 (−3.2%); +2.5% for January–June. Chicago O'Hare Intl is the nearest airport named on more crane notices than any other: 855 so far this year, 763 of them in Elk Grove Village.
Crane notices by nearest airport, 2026
| Airport | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago O'Hare Intl IL | 855 | 551 |
| Miami Intl FL | 301 | 373 |
| Washington Dulles Intl VA | 231 | 424 |
| Tampa Intl FL | 176 | 131 |
| Peter O Knight FL | 174 | 58 |
| Wautoma Muni WI | 171 | 0 |
| Gilbert Fld WI | 158 | 0 |
| Ontario Intl CA | 146 | 34 |
| Long Beach (Daugherty Fld) CA | 121 | 76 |
| Nogales Intl AZ | 118 | 0 |
Tallest crane notices of 2026
| Notice | Height |
|---|---|
| WTC 2 Tower Cranes2026-AEA-5908-OE · New York, NY · Turner Construction Company | 1,414 ft |
| 343 Madison TC#2 (26039.NYCC.TC2)2026-AEA-4090-OE · Manhattan, NY · NYC Constructors, LLC | 1,051 ft |
| 343 Madison TC#3 (26039.NYCC.TC3)2026-AEA-4091-OE · Manhattan, NY · NYC Constructors, LLC | 1,009 ft |
| Favco 440D2026-AEA-9131-OE · New York, NY · Park Avenue Concrete | 1,008 ft |
| TC12026-ASO-7733-OE · Sunny Isles Beach, FL · La Playa Beach Associates LLC | 960 ft |
| Tower Crane 22026-ASO-13956-OE · Nashville, TN · 1010 Church Owner, LLC | 950 ft |
| Tower Crane 12026-ASO-13957-OE · Nashville, TN · 1010 Church Owner, LLC | 950 ft |
| Wolff Crane 355B2026-AEA-898-OE · Brooklyn, NY · RC Structures, Inc. | 925 ft |
| TC22026-ASO-7734-OE · Sunny Isles Beach, FL · La Playa Beach Associates LLC | 887 ft |
| Demo Crane2026-AGL-4842-OE · Glendale Heights, IL · Prologis | 800 ft |
Height above ground as filed. Organisation-sponsored notices only.
9,875 crane no-hazard determinations have an expiration date between September 12, 2026 and March 11, 2027.
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026.
Wind turbines
New wind-turbine notices: 12,118 so far in 2026, against 14,271 (−15.1%); −5.4% for January–June. No wind-turbine case has a completion date in August 2026, against 256 in August 2025. Crane and antenna-tower cases with a completion date that month: 2,199 and 1,202.
34,817 wind-turbine cases filed since January 1, 2024 are still listed as under review. Of the turbines filed January–June 2026, 84.0% had no completion date by September 11, 2026; the table below gives the same measure for earlier years.
FAA records do not say why a case is open or closed. Each notice is one turbine position, and some open filings may be layouts that were later superseded.
Wind-turbine cases closed per month, January 2025 – September 2026
Cases with a completion date in each month, any outcome. August 2026 is highlighted; September 2026 runs to September 11 only and is in grey.
View as table
| Month | Wind-turbine cases closed |
|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1,286 |
| Feb 25 | 412 |
| Mar 25 | 771 |
| Apr 25 | 2,135 |
| May 25 | 1,575 |
| Jun 25 | 675 |
| Jul 25 | 352 |
| Aug 25 | 256 |
| Sep 25 | 1,046 |
| Oct 25 | 276 |
| Nov 25 | 728 |
| Dec 25 | 1,664 |
| Jan 26 | 859 |
| Feb 26 | 1,429 |
| Mar 26 | 1,970 |
| Apr 26 | 1,112 |
| May 26 | 1,883 |
| Jun 26 | 916 |
| Jul 26 | 162 |
| Aug 26 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 105 |
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. Download CSV
January–June turbine filings still open
| Filed Jan–Jun | Filed | Open on September 11 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,673 | 82.3% |
| 2024 | 6,368 | 73.5% |
| 2025 | 9,552 | 69.9% |
| 2026 | 9,036 | 84.0% |
Turbine cases under review, by state
| State | Under review |
|---|---|
| TX | 13,150 |
| IL | 3,257 |
| NM | 2,075 |
| KS | 1,928 |
| WY | 1,844 |
| MI | 1,788 |
| CO | 1,530 |
| WA | 1,206 |
Filed January 1, 2024 – September 11, 2026; 34,817 in all. All states (CSV)
3. By state
The fifteen states with the most notices so far in 2026. Every state, and every state by structure type, is in the CSVs.
| State | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Jan–Jun change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 13,797 | 15,958 | +15.7% | +38.4% |
| FL | 10,963 | 10,043 | −8.4% | +0.1% |
| CA | 7,067 | 7,996 | +13.1% | +7.6% |
| IL | 5,237 | 6,226 | +18.9% | +52.6% |
| MN | 3,541 | 3,936 | +11.2% | +1.6% |
| OH | 2,444 | 3,778 | +54.6% | +86.6% |
| AZ | 2,741 | 3,326 | +21.3% | +31.6% |
| WI | 1,724 | 3,325 | +92.9% | +88.4% |
| VA | 3,778 | 3,125 | −17.3% | +6.2% |
| PA | 2,172 | 3,056 | +40.7% | +47.0% |
| NV | 3,220 | 3,039 | −5.6% | +16.8% |
| MI | 3,201 | 2,919 | −8.8% | −14.5% |
| CO | 2,281 | 2,823 | +23.8% | +38.4% |
| NY | 2,456 | 2,702 | +10.0% | +13.9% |
| AK | 1,081 | 2,621 | +142.5% | +189.2% |
LOS Analyzer analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records, data as of September 12, 2026. All states (CSV)
Methodology and caveats
Source. The FAA's Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) public archive, as published on September 12, 2026. These are LOS Analyzer's counts of the FAA's filing records, not figures the FAA publishes, and the FAA has not reviewed them. The FAA provides the archive "as is".
What is counted. Off-airport Part 77 notices (14 CFR Part 77, Subpart B), by the date the FAA entered them. A notice is a proposal to build or alter something, not a structure that was built, and one project can file many notices: one per turbine, crane or tower position.
"So far." January 1, 2026 to September 11, 2026, the last full day in the archive, compared with January 1, 2025 to September 11, 2025. Notices reach the public archive weeks after they are entered, so 2026's latest weeks are incomplete and 2025's are not. That makes 2026's "so far" totals a floor; the January–June comparisons are the steadier read.
Government shutdown. The archive behind this page predates the government shutdown: from October 1, 2026 the FAA's OE/AAA portal showed a banner saying the FAA could not accept new Part 77 notices. October counts will reflect that, not demand.
Structure types are LOS Analyzer's grouping of the FAA's free-text structure-type field, so the category boundaries are ours. Nearest airport is the airport named on the notice.
Sponsor groups match the sponsor name on the record against a simple rule, so they are approximate. The FAA withholds a sponsor's name while a case is under review, so recent filings carry no name yet.
Cases closed counts cases by their completion date, whatever the outcome. Under review is the case status in this archive. FAA records do not say why a case is open, and some open filings may be superseded layouts. Expiring determinations counts "No Hazard" determinations by their expiration date; it does not know whether the crane has already been used.
Names. Totals include every notice, because a count names no one. The only organisations named here are sponsor groups and the sponsors of the tallest crane notices, and those come from organisation-sponsored notices only. No table names a representative, and the CSVs hold aggregates only.
Corrections. If a figure here looks wrong to you, email support@idea-engine.studio and we will check the query and publish a correction.
Download the data
Every table behind this page, as CSV, plus a README with the definitions. Aggregate counts only. Free to use and quote under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LOS Analyzer, no signup.
- Notices by monthCSV
- Notices by structure typeCSV
- Notices by stateCSV
- Notices by state and structure typeCSV
- Antenna towers by sponsor groupCSV
- Cranes by nearest airportCSV
- Cases closed by month (wind, crane, tower)CSV
- Wind-turbine cases under review, by stateCSV
- Wind-turbine first-half filings still openCSV
- README: definitions, source credit and licenceTXT
How to cite this
According to LOS Analyzer's analysis of FAA OE/AAA filing records (archive dated September 12, 2026), "FAA filings 2026 so far". https://los-analyzer.idea-engine.studio/reports/faa-filings-2026-so-far
Source: FAA Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) public archive (oeaaa.faa.gov), data as of September 12, 2026. Compiled by LOS Analyzer (Idea Engine LLC). This is not an official FAA record or an FAA determination; the FAA's portal is authoritative. LOS Analyzer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.
Compiled analysis © Idea Engine LLC, licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — credit 'LOS Analyzer'. Underlying FAA data is public domain.
Why we built this
We read this archive because we screen structures against it
LOS Analyzer checks a proposed structure against FAA Part 77 surfaces and the control tower's line of sight to the runway, terrain-aware, before you file. It is a preliminary screening, not an FAA determination and not a substitute for a licensed engineering review. For the longer view, read The State of FAA Obstruction Filings.