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Cessna 172A

Operating costs & specifications · Piston Singles

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Cessna 172
20,492 in service
43.4/1k accidents 4.4/1k fatal 50 destroyed 217 for sale →

Single Engine Piston · bar scaled to the largest fleet in category · per-airframe rates, 10-year NTSB window

$21,801annual budget · 148 hrs/yr
$88variable cost / hour
$0.81cost per nm
8.0gph fuel burn
$79,332avg pre-owned asking

Annual cost breakdown

Total cost of ownership$21,801
Total fixed cost$7,394
Annual inspection$2,416
Storage$840
Weather service$605
Insurance$1,527
Refurbishing & modernization$322
Depreciation$1,685
Total variable cost (148 hrs)$14,407
Cost per hour$97.28
Cost per mile$0.90

Performance & dimensions

Range420 nm
Cruise speed108 kts · 124 mph
Takeoff / landing950.0 / 600.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 172A seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from your airport

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This model's range: 420 nm · 108 kt cruise

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