Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 481212: Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, Jul 2025–Jun 2026

Parent companies by net contract obligations Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 74% of NAICS 481212 contract dollars from July 2025 through June 2026

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$4,804,742,823 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 481212
Contractors
113 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $2.26 billion, 43.9% of obligations
Data as of

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Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $2,255,189,517
Rank history: #2 in FY2021, #2 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; unchanged since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
2 $306,388,533
Rank history: #21 in FY2021, #84 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023, #15 in FY2024 and #8 in FY2025; up 10 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
3 $286,600,170
Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2023, #2 in FY2024 and #2 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
4 $228,480,719
Rank history: #91 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #47 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
5
Air Transport Services Group Inc. 2 awardees, including Air Transport International Inc. and ABX Air, Inc.
$159,797,194
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #4 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
6 $144,606,410
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #14 in FY2024 and #7 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
7 $114,553,319
Rank history: #75 in FY2021, #6 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023, #19 in FY2024 and #5 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
8 $106,300,263
Rank history: #6 in FY2021, #4 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023, #4 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
9 $91,537,980
Rank history: #10 in FY2021, #11 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023, #6 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; up 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
10 $86,574,920
Rank history: #16 in FY2021, #15 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023, #5 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
11 $82,657,640
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #10 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
12
Astrobotic Technology Inc
$62,573,511
Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #3 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #75 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
13 $55,562,472
Rank history: #4 in FY2021, #5 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023, #3 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 5 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
14 $55,093,027
Rank history: #15 in FY2021, #10 in FY2022, #7 in FY2023, #9 in FY2024 and #12 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
15 $52,621,643
Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #16 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023, #8 in FY2024 and #13 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
16 $51,180,310
Rank history: #21 in FY2021, #84 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023, #15 in FY2024 and #14 in FY2025; up 11 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
17 $48,500,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
18 $44,891,182
Rank history: #9 in FY2021, #8 in FY2022, #8 in FY2023, #7 in FY2024 and #18 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
19 $40,679,626
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #19 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023, #21 in FY2024 and #17 in FY2025; up 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
20 $39,893,902
Rank history: #18 in FY2021, #17 in FY2022, #16 in FY2023, #12 in FY2024 and #16 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
21 $34,668,374
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #9 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023, #17 in FY2024 and #20 in FY2025; down 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
22 $33,146,457
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #40 in FY2022, #22 in FY2023, #18 in FY2024 and #19 in FY2025; down 6 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
23
10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC
$31,916,928
Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #13 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023, #10 in FY2024 and #15 in FY2025; down 8 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
24 $26,328,667
Rank history: #58 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #24 in FY2023, #23 in FY2024 and #28 in FY2025; up 52 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
25 $22,299,993
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #24 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
26 $21,958,160
Rank history: #32 in FY2021, #33 in FY2022, #29 in FY2023, #25 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; down 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
27 $20,080,422
Rank history: #57 in FY2021, #18 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023, #16 in FY2024 and #22 in FY2025; down 7 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
28 $19,646,245
Rank history: #54 in FY2021, #60 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023, #28 in FY2024 and #30 in FY2025; up 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
29 $15,891,838
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #47 in FY2025; up 70 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
30 $15,482,345
Rank history: #46 in FY2021, #26 in FY2022, #39 in FY2023, #20 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; down 7 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
31 $14,574,511
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #62 in FY2023, #33 in FY2024 and #33 in FY2025; up 6 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
32 $14,556,089
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #22 in FY2024 and #23 in FY2025; down 10 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
33 $13,341,718
Rank history: #34 in FY2021, #38 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023, #27 in FY2024 and #35 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
34 $12,104,943
Rank history: #70 in FY2021, #28 in FY2022, #27 in FY2023, #31 in FY2024 and #31 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
35 $11,203,228
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #100 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #29 in FY2025; down 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
36 $11,047,711
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #65 in FY2022, #46 in FY2023, #45 in FY2024 and #40 in FY2025; up 5 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
37 $10,615,887
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #58 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023, #52 in FY2024 and #48 in FY2025; up 17 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
38 $9,845,128
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #30 in FY2022, #35 in FY2023, #30 in FY2024 and #32 in FY2025; down 5 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
39 $9,173,923
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #44 in FY2022, #40 in FY2023, #42 in FY2024 and #34 in FY2025; up 5 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
40 $8,802,024
Rank history: #24 in FY2021, #59 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023, #55 in FY2024 and #37 in FY2025; up 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
41 $8,205,012
Rank history: #63 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #26 in FY2024 and #44 in FY2025; down 12 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
42 $7,986,646
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #37 in FY2022, #38 in FY2023, #34 in FY2024 and #38 in FY2025; down 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
43 $7,761,008
Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #23 in FY2022, #50 in FY2023, #35 in FY2024 and #39 in FY2025; down 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
44 $7,637,316
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #97 in FY2024 and #42 in FY2025; up 39 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
45 $7,554,198
Rank history: #59 in FY2021, #55 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023, #32 in FY2024 and #36 in FY2025; down 15 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
46 $7,536,588
Rank history: #68 in FY2021, #62 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023, #40 in FY2024 and #46 in FY2025; down 10 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
47 $7,342,978
Rank history: #44 in FY2021, #66 in FY2022, #48 in FY2023, #39 in FY2024 and #50 in FY2025; unchanged since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
48
Hillsboro Aviation Inc.
$7,111,235
Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #25 in FY2022, #30 in FY2023, #29 in FY2024 and #41 in FY2025; down 6 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
49 $6,963,731
Rank history: #49 in FY2021, #41 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023, #36 in FY2024 and #49 in FY2025; up 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
50 $6,403,395
Rank history: #27 in FY2021, #32 in FY2022, #28 in FY2023, #38 in FY2024 and #55 in FY2025; up 1 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
51 $6,141,798
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #75 in FY2023, #49 in FY2024 and #56 in FY2025; down 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
52 $6,024,537
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #27 in FY2025; down 14 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
53 $5,537,975
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #51 in FY2025; up 38 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
54 $5,217,489
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #43 in FY2025; down 9 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
55
Salmon River Helicopters Inc.
$4,898,885
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #83 in FY2023, #50 in FY2024 and #53 in FY2025; up 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
56 $4,492,971
Rank history: #40 in FY2021, #69 in FY2022, #56 in FY2023, #43 in FY2024 and #62 in FY2025; up 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
57
Reeder Flying Service Inc.
$4,138,418
Rank history: #45 in FY2021, #46 in FY2022, #55 in FY2023, #51 in FY2024 and #57 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
58 $3,986,367
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #81 in FY2022, #73 in FY2023, #66 in FY2024 and #59 in FY2025; up 10 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
59 $3,703,901
Rank history: #43 in FY2021, #45 in FY2022, #59 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and #61 in FY2025; up 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
60 $3,628,073
Rank history: #52 in FY2021, #35 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023, #60 in FY2024 and #58 in FY2025; up 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
61
BHI Productions LLC
$3,429,614
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #60 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
62 $3,237,866
Rank history: #50 in FY2021, #50 in FY2022, #47 in FY2023, #56 in FY2024 and #63 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
63 $2,728,837
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #70 in FY2023, #53 in FY2024 and #68 in FY2025; up 6 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
64 $2,663,363
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #21 in FY2022, #49 in FY2023, #37 in FY2024 and #70 in FY2025; down 18 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
65 $2,559,361
Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #34 in FY2022, #36 in FY2023, #44 in FY2024 and #76 in FY2025; up 41 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
66 $2,504,729
Rank history: #71 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #84 in FY2024 and #66 in FY2025; up 15 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
67 $2,193,534
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #72 in FY2022, #78 in FY2023, #62 in FY2024 and #65 in FY2025; down 6 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
68 $1,899,835
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #65 in FY2024 and #73 in FY2025; up 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
69 $1,760,800
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #99 in FY2024 and #72 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
70 $1,721,126
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #86 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
71 $1,553,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #82 in FY2025; up 14 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
72 $1,497,207
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #99 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #90 in FY2024 and #69 in FY2025; up 16 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
73 $1,411,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #64 in FY2025; down 14 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
74 $1,171,126
Rank history: #29 in FY2021, #31 in FY2022, #31 in FY2023, #71 in FY2024 and #74 in FY2025; down 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
75 $1,168,285
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #88 in FY2023, #67 in FY2024 and #71 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
76 $1,069,502
Rank history: #37 in FY2021, #48 in FY2022, #76 in FY2023, #64 in FY2024 and #67 in FY2025; down 9 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
77 $934,757
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #75 in FY2022, #63 in FY2023, #72 in FY2024 and #77 in FY2025; up 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
78 $814,995
Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #12 in FY2022, #20 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and #45 in FY2025; down 29 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
79 $761,393
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #70 in FY2024 and #81 in FY2025; unchanged since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
80 $697,067
Rank history: #79 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #92 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
81 $599,962
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #83 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
82 $510,000
Rank history: #38 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #89 in FY2023, #68 in FY2024 and #84 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
83 $481,629
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #91 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
84 $404,925
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
85
Lohman Helicopter LLC.
$398,849
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #87 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
86 $266,392
Rank history: #39 in FY2021, #47 in FY2022, #60 in FY2023, #74 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
87
Amerijet International Inc
$242,394
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #26 in FY2025; down 59 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
88 $239,116
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #90 in FY2025; up 13 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
89 $126,990
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #100 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
90 $105,448
Rank history: #28 in FY2021, #39 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #57 in FY2024 and #78 in FY2025; down 25 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
91 $94,046
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #77 in FY2024 and #94 in FY2025; down 2 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
92 $74,944
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #89 in FY2024 and #96 in FY2025; up 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
93 $69,368
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #82 in FY2024 and #95 in FY2025; up 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
94
Arrow Science and Technology L.L.C.
$59,040
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists and #98 in FY2025; up 8 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
95 $56,180
Rank history: #84 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #92 in FY2024 and #99 in FY2025; up 3 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
96 $45,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #95 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #100 in FY2025; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
97 $43,071
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #85 in FY2024 and #97 in FY2025; down 5 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
98 $24,182
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #83 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 4 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
99 $23,750
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
100 $22,574
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists, #93 in FY2024 and #80 in FY2025; down 28 since Jul 2024–Jun 2025.
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How this ranking works

  • Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
  • Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $5.13 billion obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
  • Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
  • Period: the trailing 12 months end with the last month that ended at least 90 days ago, because the Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late. The list is rebuilt each night.
  • Rank changes compare with Jul 2024–Jun 2025. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
  • Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list.
  • Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

Quick answers

Who were the top 10 NAICS 481212 contractors in Jul 2025–Jun 2026?

1. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ($2.26B), 2. Blue Origin, LLC ($306M), 3. United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. ($287M), 4. Kalitta Air LLC ($228M), 5. Air Transport Services Group Inc. ($160M), 6. Firefly Aerospace Inc. ($145M), 7. Helicopter Transport Services, LLC ($115M), 8. Aero-Flite, Inc. ($106M), 9. Bridger Air Tanker LLC ($91.5M), 10. Helicopter Express LLC ($86.6M).

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