r/aviation is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The community frequently discusses aircraft, flight, looking for a, plane, and aviation, and they frequently recommend/review flight school, weather app, and flight bag, and the most common flair used is planespotting, news, discussion, history, and watch me fly.
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Popular Topics in r/aviation
#1
Aircraft
92 posts
#2
Flight
64 posts
#3
Looking For A
49 posts
#4
Plane
41 posts
#5
Aviation
36 posts
#6
Looking For
29 posts
#7
Worst
29 posts
#8
Airport
26 posts
#9
Pilot
24 posts
#10
Hate
23 posts
Products Discussed in r/aviation
Flight School
4 reviews
#1
Frederick Flight Center
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brett Aviation
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Monarch Air
4.0★ from 1 review
Weather App
3 reviews
#1
MyRadar
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Flight Bag
3 reviews
#1
Contrail
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brightline
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AOPA
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/aviation
#1
PlaneSpotting
: "Caught the end of an Airshow in Atlantic City, NJ"
80 posts
#2
News
: "Reports: A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 a.m."
61 posts
#3
Discussion
: "A Delta Air Lines flight was delayed in Cancun on Thursday after a swarm of bees settled on the 737’s wing. The issue was soon resolved with some forward speed on takeoff!"
20 posts
#4
History
: "Asked the USAF Museum if I could see the inside of my buddies old, normally sealed off plane, and they went above and beyond!"
17 posts
#5
Watch Me Fly
: "Amazing day in P-51"
9 posts
#6
Question
: "Covers on window and engines of UPS MD-11"
7 posts
#7
Identification
: "Is this object aviation related?"
4 posts
#8
Analysis
: "Apache going down near Oman a sign of air combat evolution, analysts warn"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/aviation
Yearly
+298k members(12.1%)
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Last updated: June 21, 2026