Top Aviation subreddits

Largest Aviation subreddits

Largest Aviation subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/aviation	2.82M	+7.9%	24,554
2	r/flying	502,218	+16%	9,209
3	r/Helicopters	429,286	+6.9%	3,217
4	r/flightradar24	320,980	+33%	4,208
5	r/WarplanePorn	251,505	+4.4%	1,347
6	r/Shittyaskflying	184,731	+16%	4,419
7	P r/Planes	151,166	+41%	3,199
8	r/airplanes	145,685	+39%	3,010
9	r/aviationmaintenance	139,605	+14%	1,959
10	W r/WeirdWings	129,501	+14%	1,364
11	W r/WWIIplanes	117,291	+16%	1,644
12	r/Planespotting	111,215	+40%	2,514
13	r/aviationmemes	97,031	+18%	900
14	r/ADSB	89,337	+35%	558
15	r/indianaviation	76,254	+52%	2,408
16	r/AviationHistory	69,197	+68%	1,069
17	r/FighterJets	60,989	+20%	918
18	r/planesgonewild	44,941	+7.6%	16
19	M r/MH370	39,844	+6.5%	12
20	r/Whatisthisplane	35,613	+30%	604
21	r/emirates	32,260	–	1,314
22	r/CelebrityJets	31,766	–	34
23	r/Airbus	24,914	+27%	154
24	r/NJDrones	24,904	+13%	239
25	r/AviationPH	22,748	–	384

Fastest growing Aviation subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Aviation subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/AviationHistory	+68%	+27,963	69,197	1,069
2	r/indianaviation	+52%	+26,023	76,254	2,408
3	P r/Planes	+41%	+44,293	151,166	3,199
4	r/Planespotting	+40%	+31,500	111,215	2,514
5	r/airplanes	+39%	+41,157	145,685	3,010
6	r/ADSB	+35%	+23,251	89,337	558
7	r/flightradar24	+33%	+79,354	320,980	4,208
8	r/Whatisthisplane	+30%	+8,236	35,613	604
9	r/Airbus	+27%	+5,250	24,914	154
10	r/FighterJets	+20%	+10,245	60,989	918
11	r/aviationmemes	+18%	+15,076	97,031	900
12	r/RoyalAirForce	+17%	+3,235	22,591	566
13	r/flying	+16%	+70,018	502,218	9,209
14	r/Shittyaskflying	+16%	+25,639	184,731	4,419
15	W r/WWIIplanes	+16%	+15,914	117,291	1,644
16	W r/WeirdWings	+14%	+16,264	129,501	1,364
17	r/aviationmaintenance	+14%	+17,524	139,605	1,959
18	r/NJDrones	+13%	+2,849	24,904	239
19	r/aviation	+7.9%	+206,165	2.82M	24,554
20	r/planesgonewild	+7.6%	+3,192	44,941	16
21	r/Helicopters	+6.9%	+27,774	429,286	3,217
22	M r/MH370	+6.5%	+2,430	39,844	12
23	r/WarplanePorn	+4.4%	+10,659	251,505	1,347
24	r/FunnerHistory	+0.6%	+116	19,238	0

Most members gained

Aviation subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/aviation	+206,165	+7.9%	2.82M	24,554
2	r/flightradar24	+79,354	+33%	320,980	4,208
3	r/flying	+70,018	+16%	502,218	9,209
4	P r/Planes	+44,293	+41%	151,166	3,199
5	r/airplanes	+41,157	+39%	145,685	3,010
6	r/Planespotting	+31,500	+40%	111,215	2,514
7	r/AviationHistory	+27,963	+68%	69,197	1,069
8	r/Helicopters	+27,774	+6.9%	429,286	3,217
9	r/indianaviation	+26,023	+52%	76,254	2,408
10	r/Shittyaskflying	+25,639	+16%	184,731	4,419
11	r/ADSB	+23,251	+35%	89,337	558
12	r/aviationmaintenance	+17,524	+14%	139,605	1,959
13	W r/WeirdWings	+16,264	+14%	129,501	1,364
14	W r/WWIIplanes	+15,914	+16%	117,291	1,644
15	r/aviationmemes	+15,076	+18%	97,031	900
16	r/WarplanePorn	+10,659	+4.4%	251,505	1,347
17	r/FighterJets	+10,245	+20%	60,989	918
18	r/Whatisthisplane	+8,236	+30%	35,613	604
19	r/Airbus	+5,250	+27%	24,914	154
20	r/RoyalAirForce	+3,235	+17%	22,591	566
21	r/planesgonewild	+3,192	+7.6%	44,941	16
22	r/NJDrones	+2,849	+13%	24,904	239
23	M r/MH370	+2,430	+6.5%	39,844	12
24	r/FunnerHistory	+116	+0.6%	19,238	0

Most active Aviation subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Aviation subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/aviation	24,554	2,309	2.82M
2	r/flying	9,209	2,023	502,218
3	r/Shittyaskflying	4,419	357	184,731
4	r/flightradar24	4,208	1,538	320,980
5	r/Helicopters	3,217	369	429,286
6	P r/Planes	3,199	459	151,166
7	r/airplanes	3,010	612	145,685
8	r/Planespotting	2,514	1,009	111,215
9	r/indianaviation	2,408	815	76,254
10	r/aviationmaintenance	1,959	355	139,605
11	W r/WWIIplanes	1,644	313	117,291
12	r/AskAPilot	1,424	244	21,546
13	W r/WeirdWings	1,364	91	129,501
14	r/WarplanePorn	1,347	425	251,505
15	r/emirates	1,314	275	32,260
16	r/AviationHistory	1,069	265	69,197
17	P r/PilotAdvice	1,009	236	18,051
18	r/Whatplaneisthis	948	103	17,261
19	r/FighterJets	918	224	60,989
20	r/aviationmemes	900	117	97,031
21	r/flighty	853	201	21,095
22	r/flyingeurope	704	269	7,833
23	r/CFILounge	618	99	10,715
24	r/Whatisthisplane	604	77	35,613
25	r/RoyalAirForce	566	366	22,591

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• Members are the member counts measured in October 2026.
• Activity (commenters and posts per month) is the average of the three months ending September 2026. Posts by known bots are not counted.
• 12-month growth compares members now with members a year earlier. A subreddit is ranked by growth only if it already had at least 18,251 members a year ago (the median for subreddits with a known growth), so brand-new communities don't top the list from a base of zero. Subreddits with more monthly active users than 0.808 per member, a sign of inflated activity, are left out of the growth and activity lists.
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