Aircraft Buyer's Guides

How to buy the most popular aircraft: generations to know, what each costs today, what to check on a pre-buy, ownership costs, safety records and the models buyers cross-shop. Prices and fleet numbers update automatically from live fyiAero listings and the FAA registry.

Single-Engine Piston

A fast, comfortable, parachute-equipped composite four-seater with a deep resale market, though values swing widely by generation, avionics and engine time.

446 for sale now

Cessna 182 Skylane

A stable, roomy four-seater that hauls real loads, flies IFR well and uses mainstream Cessna parts and know-how.

149 for sale now

A fast, efficient retractable single that rewards careful shopping. Condition and model matter far more than the shared M20 name.

142 for sale now

A modern composite four-seater with a whole-airframe parachute, a big-screen glass cockpit, and a lower price and burn than its SR22 sibling.

124 for sale now

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

The most forgiving, easiest-to-own four-seat trainer and personal airplane ever built, with a deep market from vintage bargains to late-model glass.

104 for sale now

Piper PA-28 Cherokee / Warrior / Archer / Arrow

Piper's low-wing family runs from simple fixed-gear trainers to retractable Arrows, with parts, mechanics and buyers everywhere.

98 for sale now

Piper PA-46 Malibu / Mirage / Matrix / M350

A six-seat cabin-class single that flies high and fast with pressurization, but demands disciplined training, careful maintenance and a realistic budget.

71 for sale now

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

A roomy, six-seat, straight-tail Bonanza that hauls real loads at real speed, with excellent build quality and the upkeep costs that come with it.

68 for sale now

Diamond DA40 Diamond Star / DA40 NG

A composite four-seater with great visibility and docile handling. Engine type, avionics and training history drive its price more than model year does.

67 for sale now

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six / Lance / Saratoga

A roomy, honest six-seat Piper that hauls real loads, with fixed-gear, retractable and turbocharged versions spanning four decades of production.

55 for sale now

Beechcraft V35 / V35A / V35B Bonanza

The classic V-tail Bonanza in its most refined form: fast, solidly built, and rewarding to fly, but it demands proficiency and a careful pre-buy.

25 for sale now

Cessna 210 Centurion

A roomy, fast retractable Cessna that hauls real loads. Buy it on gear, spar and engine condition, not on year alone.

24 for sale now

The original two-seat Cessna trainer: simple, forgiving and inexpensive to fly, but with tight weight limits and airframes that are now 50 to 65 years old.

22 for sale now

Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion

A roomy, fast, turbocharged retractable single that carries real loads high and far, if you budget for gear, turbo and spar care.

19 for sale now

Cessna A185 Skywagon

A proven 300-hp taildragger workhorse for backcountry, floats and heavy hauling, priced by condition, equipment and history more than year.

18 for sale now

Cessna 177 Cardinal / Cardinal RG

A roomy, strutless four-seat Cessna with great visibility and big doors, offered in fixed-gear and retractable versions at reasonable vintage prices.

18 for sale now

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

A legendary two-seat tube-and-fabric taildragger that trades speed for short-field performance and strong resale.

12 for sale now

Piper PA-24 Comanche

A fast, roomy, all-metal retractable from the 1950s and 1960s that rewards owners who stay ahead of gear, fuel-system and parts realities.

10 for sale now

The classic two-seat trainer: simple, cheap to fly and easy to sell, but most examples have lived hard lives on flight lines.

10 for sale now

Cessna 180 Skywagon

A rugged, roomy taildragger that hauls real loads into short, rough strips, rewarding buyers who shop carefully and fly it with respect.

Multi-Engine Piston

Cessna 421 Golden Eagle

A roomy, pressurized cabin-class piston twin that carries real loads in comfort, if you budget honestly for geared engines and aging systems.

79 for sale now

Beechcraft Baron 58 / 58P / 58TC

A fast, solidly built six-seat piston twin with a big owner base, and real costs to match its real capability.

71 for sale now

A modern, composite, jet-fuel-burning piston twin with a big cabin and simple controls, priced like the premium machine it is.

63 for sale now

Cessna 340 / 340A

A pressurized, turbocharged piston twin that carries a family well above the weather, as long as you budget like a twin owner.

59 for sale now

Piper PA-31 Navajo / Chieftain

A roomy, rugged cabin-class piston twin that hauls people and freight well, provided you buy the maintenance history along with the airplane.

40 for sale now

A fast, roomy, classic piston twin with a wide price spread, where airframe condition, engine time and gear history matter far more than model year.

37 for sale now

Cessna 414 / 414A Chancellor

A roomy pressurized piston twin that carries real loads above the weather at modest cost, if you buy a well-maintained one.

35 for sale now

Beechcraft Baron 55 / Travel Air

A solid, honest-flying piston twin with Beech build quality, where condition, engine time and maintenance history matter far more than model year.

34 for sale now

Diamond DA42 TwinStar / NG / VI

A modern, efficient composite light twin that burns Jet-A. Engine generation and logbook history matter more than model year.

28 for sale now

Piper PA-34 Seneca

A roomy, forgiving six-seat piston twin with counter-rotating props, plentiful parts and training-friendly manners, but with real twin-engine operating costs.

25 for sale now

Piper PA-23 Aztec / Turbo Aztec

A rugged, roomy six-seat piston twin that hauls real loads into short strips, if you buy one with honest logs and a clean spar.

13 for sale now

Cessna T310 (T310P / T310Q / T310R)

A fast, roomy turbocharged light twin that rewards a proficient pilot and a careful pre-buy, and punishes deferred maintenance.

12 for sale now

Beechcraft Duke B60

A fast, pressurized, turbocharged piston twin with ramp presence. It rewards a well-funded, disciplined owner and punishes deferred maintenance.

Beechcraft Baron E55

A fast, well-built four-to-six-seat piston twin with a short-body Baron cabin, 285-hp Continentals and classic Beech handling at mid-market prices.

Cessna 337 Skymaster

A roomy, centerline-thrust piston twin with no engine-out yaw, well-priced today but demanding a careful look at its rear engine, gear and age.

Cessna 402 / 402B / 402C

A roomy, unpressurized cabin-class piston twin built for hauling people and freight, usually with a commercial past you must read carefully.

Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche

An efficient, fast light twin that burns little fuel but needs a careful pre-buy and real multi-engine proficiency.

Douglas DC-3 / C-47

A legendary, tough radial-engine transport that is cheap to buy relative to its size but demanding and expensive to own, crew and maintain.

Cessna T337 / P337 Turbo Skymaster

A turbocharged, centerline-thrust twin with real high-altitude capability, now an aging, low-volume airframe that rewards careful shopping and meticulous maintenance.

Turboprop

Pilatus PC-12 / PC-12 NG / NGX

A rugged, roomy single-engine turboprop that hauls real loads into short strips, with strong resale and serious ownership costs.

51 for sale now

Piper Meridian / M500 / M600 / M700 / JetProp

A pressurized single-engine turboprop that steps up from piston Malibus at a fraction of TBM or PC-12 money, with real ice protection.

49 for sale now

Socata TBM 700 / 850 / Daher TBM 900 Series

A fast, pressurized single-engine turboprop that carries real loads at near-jet speeds, with a price range that runs from older 700s to new-generation 960s.

42 for sale now

Beechcraft King Air C90

The pressurized twin turboprop owner-pilots grow into: rugged, roomy and forgiving, with prices set mostly by engines, panel and paperwork.

24 for sale now

Beechcraft King Air B200 / 250

The benchmark cabin-class twin turboprop: roomy, rugged and well supported. Engine and avionics status drive price far more than model year.

21 for sale now

Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan

A rugged, fixed-gear, PT6-powered single-engine utility turboprop that hauls big loads from short, rough strips and holds its value.

18 for sale now

Beechcraft King Air 200 / B200

The benchmark twin turboprop: roomy, rugged, pressurized and widely supported, but costly to run and judged on engines, mods and maintenance history.

16 for sale now

Beechcraft King Air 350 / B300

The biggest King Air: a roomy, rugged, twin-engine turboprop that gives jet-class cabin comfort while keeping short-field ability and King Air maintenance familiarity.

15 for sale now

de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

A rugged, twin-turbine STOL utility hauler that lands almost anywhere and holds value. Buy it on records, corrosion, and engine status, not year.

14 for sale now

Mitsubishi MU-2 / Marquise / Solitaire

A fast, efficient twin turboprop with strong Garrett engines and a demanding reputation, rewarding for trained pilots and unforgiving for casual ones.

12 for sale now

Epic E1000 / E1000 GX / E1000 AX

A carbon-fiber, single-engine turboprop that cruises above 320 knots, aimed at experienced owner-pilots who want jet-like speed without a jet.

10 for sale now

Cessna 425 Corsair / Conquest I

A pressurized, PT6-powered cabin-class twin that offers King Air-type mission capability at piston-twin-upgrade prices, if you budget for turbine maintenance.

Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I / II / II XL

A pressurized PT6 twin that gives you real turboprop speed and redundancy for well under new-King-Air money, if you buy carefully and train seriously.

Quest / Daher Kodiak 100

A rugged, unpressurized single-engine turboprop utility hauler built for short, rough strips, floats, and heavy loads rather than speed.

Beechcraft King Air 300 / 300LW

A hot-rod King Air 200 with more power, more speed and full Beech durability, now trading at roughly mid-sized turboprop money.

Cessna 441 Conquest II

A fast, efficient Garrett-powered cabin-class twin turboprop that rewards buyers who shop engine and structural history ahead of paint and year.

Beechcraft King Air 350 / 350i / 350ER

The largest King Air: a roomy, rugged twin turboprop that hauls real loads into short runways with predictable, well-understood ownership costs.

Jet

Dassault Falcon 2000 / 2000EX / LX / LXS

A twinjet with a large, wide cabin and good short-field manners. Prices range from early 2000s near midsize money to late EASy airplanes costing several times more.

79 for sale now

Learjet 45 / 45XR / 40 / 75

A fast, efficient light-midsize jet with a stand-up cabin, priced well below newer rivals, but it demands a crew, type ratings and serious maintenance budgets.

75 for sale now

Cessna Citation V / Encore / Excel / XLS

Cessna's Model 560 family offers proven, easy-to-fly midsize-cabin Citations, from $1 million-class Citation Vs to near-new XLS+ and Gen2 jets.

73 for sale now

Cessna CitationJet, CJ1-CJ4 and M2

The owner-flown, single-pilot light jet family with a deep used market, from 1990s CitationJets to new-generation CJ4s.

57 for sale now

Bombardier Challenger 600/601/604/605/650

A widebody large-cabin jet with a long track record. Buy the maintenance status, engine program coverage and avionics, not the paint and the year.

39 for sale now

Cessna Citation II / Bravo (550)

A proven, forgiving light jet whose value depends far more on engine program status, avionics and logbooks than on model year.

38 for sale now

HondaJet HA-420 (Elite / Elite S / Elite II)

A fast, efficient single-pilot light jet with a roomy cabin and modern avionics, best bought with strong records and engine program coverage.

24 for sale now

Citation Sovereign / Sovereign+ / Latitude

A long-legged, short-field-capable midsize Citation family where engine program enrollment, avionics and model choice drive price more than year alone.

20 for sale now

Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet

A single-engine, single-pilot personal jet with a whole-airframe parachute, best for owner-pilots moving up from high-performance pistons or turboprops.

14 for sale now

Hawker 800 Series (800XP / 850XP)

A rugged, comfortable stand-up midsize jet with a long track record. Engine program status and avionics often swing value more than model year.

14 for sale now

Bombardier Challenger 300 / 350

A true super-midsize jet with a flat-floor, stand-up cabin and coast-to-coast range, and the most popular choice in its class.

11 for sale now

Gulfstream G550 / G500 (GV-SP)

A proven, ultra-long-range large-cabin jet that now trades well below new-airplane money. Program status and inspection timing drive the deal.

11 for sale now

Gulfstream G150 / G200 / G280

Israeli-built, Gulfstream-supported midsize and super-midsize jets that deliver big-cabin range and speed at a lower price.

11 for sale now

Embraer Phenom 300 / 300E

A fast, roomy, single-pilot light jet with strong resale. Buy on engine program status, avionics generation and records, not just paint and leather.

Bombardier Global Express / 5000 / 6000 / 7500

Bombardier's large-cabin, long-range business jet family. Values, maintenance exposure and engine program status vary widely from early Express to new 7500.

Gulfstream GIV / GIV-SP / G300 / G400

A true large-cabin, long-range jet at a fraction of its new price, provided you buy on maintenance status and budget for big-airplane costs.