Abstract: Airborne geophysical survey is a kind of special geophysical exploration technology based on various types of aircrafts e?quipped with airborne geophysical instruments,alying along the planned route. The aero?geophysical exploration result is not only affect?ed by geophysical equipment performance but also controlled by the flight platform used and the flying control. Therefore, a reasonable choice and use of the aircraft is the primary task to carry out aero?geophysical survey work. Based on reviewing the development of the domestic aero?geophysical survey, the authors divide the main aero?geophysical aircrafts into four types, i.e., fixed?wing aircrafts, heli?copters, unmanned aerial vehicles and other vehicles. The advantages and disadvantages of each type of aero?geophysical aircrafts are analyzed in this paper. Furthermore, the main development direction of the aero?geophysical survey and the flying platform are forecas?ted from the needs of the geological exploration.