A. The annual license tax for an antique aircraft, classic aircraft, warbird aircraft, glider aircraft, experimental aircraft or homebuilt aircraft is $20 for each aircraft.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-8339

  • Aircraft: includes a balloon, airplane, amphibian and craft used for navigation through the air. See Arizona Laws 28-8201
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Owner: means :

    (a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101

  • State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101

B. To qualify for the tax under this section, the aircraft owner shall annually apply on a form provided by the department to the department not later than the last day of the registration cycle or within sixty days after entry into this state.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Antique aircraft" means an aircraft that has a year of original manufacture and federal certification that is fifty years old or older.

2. "Classic aircraft" means an aircraft that has a year of original manufacture and federal certification that is at least forty years old but not more than forty-nine years old.

3. "Experimental aircraft" means an aircraft that is designated as experimental on its federal aviation administration airworthiness certificate.

4. "Glider aircraft" means a light, engineless aircraft that is designed to glide after being towed aloft or launched from a catapult.

5. "Homebuilt aircraft" means an aircraft that is constructed primarily by an individual for the individual’s personal use, excluding an aircraft that is constructed primarily by a for profit aircraft manufacturing business.

6. "Warbird aircraft" means an aircraft that is built before January 1, 1948 expressly for the purpose of military service.