481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing air transportation with no regular routes and regular schedules (except nonscheduled chartered passenger and/or cargo air transportation). These establishments provide a variety of specialty air transportation or flying services based on individual customer needs using general purpose aircraft.

Examples Census gives

• Aircraft charter services (i.e., general purpose aircraft used for a variety of specialty air and flying services)
• Aviation clubs providing a variety of air transportation activities to the general public

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Providing air transportation of passengers or passengers and cargo with no regular routes and regular schedules are classified in U.S. Industry 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation.
• Providing air transportation of cargo without transporting passengers with no regular routes and regular schedules are classified in U.S. Industry 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
• Crop dusting using specialized aircraft are classified in U.S. Industry 115112, Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating.
• Fighting forest fires using specialized water bombers are classified in Industry 115310, Support Activities for Forestry.
• Providing specialized air sightseeing services are classified in Industry 487990, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other.
• Operating specialized flying schools, including all training for commercial pilots are classified in U.S. Industry 611512, Flight Training.
• Providing specialized air ambulance services using specialized equipment are classified in Industry 621910, Ambulance Services.
• Operating recreational aviation clubs are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries.
• Operating advocacy aviation clubs are classified in U.S. Industry 813319, Other Social Advocacy Organizations.
• Aerial gathering of geophysical data for surveying and mapping are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services.
• Providing aerial and/or other surveying and mapping services are classified in Industry 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services.
• Independent air pilot services (except owner-operators) are classified in Industry 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 481219

The Census index assigns these 2 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Aircraft charter services (i.e., general purpose aircraft used for a variety of specialty air and flying services)
• Aviation clubs providing a variety of air transportation activities to the general public

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 481219

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 481219, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $25 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5110), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 51101Scheduled passenger air transportUK SIC
• 51102Non-scheduled passenger air transportUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
• 481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation