401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$64M
Total assets Below avg plan size
218
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$291,334
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$64M in assets, 218 participants

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $64M in total assets and 218 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,685 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 218 participants in Maryland, about 23% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $64M.

#17,685
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$63,510,820 Top 13% higher than 87% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (218 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2023 filing to $64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 224 in the plan year 2023 filing to 218 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 520636210 · Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association PY 2024 · 401(k)

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan · $64M · 218 · 87th

  • TYPE $64M
  • TYPE 218
  • TYPE 87th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Ulse and Ulri Financial Security Plan
  • TYPE ind #17685

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ulse and Ulri Financial Security PlanUlse and Ulri Financial Secu…$64MRouteone 401(k) Plan$64MCielo, Inc. 401(k) Plan$64MAopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement PlanAopa Employees' 401(k) Retir…$64MKind, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanKind, Inc. Retirement Saving…$64M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$64M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN520636210
Plan Effective Date1968-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 27.31667602602214% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $49.9M $63.5M ▲ +27.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 216 $50M
2023 1 224 $58M
2024 1 218 $64M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.06351082 · Participants: 218Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ulse and Ulri Financial Security Plan in IL ($64M); by covered participants it is Crisis Text Line 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity in NY (218 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($64M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (218 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2024, from $58M to $64M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.3%, from $50M to $64M.
Where does Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ulse and Ulri Financial Security Plan in IL ($64M, 376 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aopa Employees' 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Crisis Text Line 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity in NY (218 participants, $9M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 520636210.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.