 According to the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), there were 44 privately owned MiG-21s in the U.S. in 2012

By 2013 Draken International acquired 30 MiG-21bis/UM, mostly ex-Polish.In 2017 it operates 30 MiGs.Premier Space Systems in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA is currently conducting flight tests for NanoLaunch, a project to launch suborbital sounding rockets from MiG-21s flying over the Pacific Ocean.