FAA Pilot Medicals Coming Due in Colorado

The short answer

In December 2026, 570 pilots with a Colorado mailing address have an FAA medical certificate that expires, according to the FAA's airmen file; 482 of them are first-class medicals. Over December 2026 through February 2027, the total is 1,805. Colorado ranks 4th of the 50 states, with 4.1% of the medicals expiring nationwide that month. The most are in Colorado Springs, Denver and Parker.

Colorado pilot medicals by month and class

Pilots with a Colorado mailing address whose FAA medical expires in each of the next three calendar months.

FAA pilot medicals expiring in Colorado by class, December 2026, January 2027, February 2027
Medical class	December 2026	January 2027	February 2027	3-month total
First class	482	485	528	1,495
Second class	44	67	48	159
Third class	44	51	56	151
All classes	570	603	632	1,805

First-class privileges last 12 months for a pilot under 40 and 6 months at 40 or older (14 CFR 61.23), so first-class pilots come due most often. Only Senior AMEs can issue a first-class medical.

Which Colorado cities have the most pilots coming due?

The Colorado cities with the most pilots whose FAA medical expires between December 2026 and February 2027, by the city in each pilot's FAA mailing address.

Colorado cities with the most FAA pilot medicals expiring
City	December 2026	3-month total	First class (3 months)
Colorado Springs	63	220	189
Denver	55	160	144
Parker	33	122	106
Castle Rock	26	87	78
Aurora	35	86	83
Monument	29	84	77
Highlands Ranch	22	67	61
Littleton	15	53	48
Fort Collins	18	47	39
Centennial	20	46	42
Evergreen	9	43	40
Broomfield	11	41	39
Loveland	15	41	33
Golden	12	35	32
Arvada	12	34	27

Top 15 cities shown. Cities with fewer than 10 pilots due in the three months are left out. A city's count covers pilots whose mailing address is in that city, not the surrounding metro area.

How does Colorado compare with its neighbors?

Colorado and neighboring states, FAA pilot medicals expiring
State	December 2026	3-month total
Colorado	570	1,805
Arizona	515	1,495
Utah	303	921
Oklahoma	158	527
Kansas	122	394
Nebraska	69	241
New Mexico	44	154
Wyoming	26	108

Every state, with a class filter, is in the national table of pilot medicals coming due by state.

What does this mean for an AME practice in Colorado?

Pilot medical renewals run on a fixed schedule and the expiration month is public, so demand for FAA physicals in Colorado is unusually predictable. The state total shows the size of the market; what matters to a practice is how many of those pilots live within driving distance of the office, in the classes the AME can examine.

See how many pilots near your Colorado office have a medical coming due, by class and radius.

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To pull the list yourself from the FAA file, follow the guide to finding pilots whose medicals are coming due.

Common questions

How many pilots in Colorado need an FAA medical in December 2026?

570 pilots with a Colorado mailing address have an FAA medical certificate that expires in December 2026, according to the FAA airmen file. 482 of them hold a first-class medical. Over December 2026 through February 2027, the total is 1,805.

Which Colorado cities have the most pilot medicals coming due?

Over the next three months, the Colorado cities with the most pilots whose FAA medical expires are Colorado Springs (220), Denver (160) and Parker (122), counted by the city in each pilot's FAA mailing address.

How does Colorado compare with other states?

Colorado ranks 4th of the 50 states for pilot medicals expiring in December 2026, with 4.1% of the national total. Among neighboring states, Arizona has 515, Utah has 303 and Oklahoma has 158.

Where does this data come from?

The FAA's Airmen Certification Releasable Database, a free public file the FAA updates monthly. It lists each pilot's medical class, the month the medical expires and a mailing address. PlaneLists counts pilots by the state and city in that address.

Can I see the pilots near my office instead of all of Colorado?

Yes. The free PlaneLists calculator counts pilots whose medicals expire within a radius of any U.S. ZIP code, by class, for the next three months. A wide radius can cross state lines, so it may count pilots from neighboring states too.

Sources

Counts pilots by the state and city in their FAA mailing address; pilots who asked the FAA to withhold their address aren't in the public file. To cite this page: PlaneLists, “FAA Pilot Medicals Coming Due in Colorado,” ame.planelists.com/data/pilot-medicals/colorado, FAA data as of November 1, 2026.

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