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Cessna 172C

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

$20,711annual budget · 140 hrs/yr
$82variable cost / hour
$0.72cost per nm
7.0gph fuel burn
$88,323avg pre-owned asking

Annual cost breakdown

Total cost of ownership$20,711
Total fixed cost$7,876
Annual inspection$2,480
Storage$840
Weather service$605
Insurance$1,701
Refurbishing & modernization$372
Depreciation$1,879
Total variable cost (140 hrs)$12,835
Cost per hour$91.42
Cost per mile$0.80

Performance & dimensions

Range515 nm
Cruise speed114 kts · 131 mph
Takeoff / landing900.0 / 600.0

About this plane

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

Range from your airport

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This model's range: 515 nm · 114 kt cruise

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