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Cessna 172L Skyhawk

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

$19,823annual budget · 139 hrs/yr
$75variable cost / hour
$0.65cost per nm
8.0gph fuel burn
$141,385avg pre-owned asking

Annual cost breakdown

Total cost of ownership$19,823
Total fixed cost$8,212
Annual inspection$1,020
Storage$840
Weather service$605
Insurance$2,351
Refurbishing & modernization$557
Depreciation$2,839
Total variable cost (139 hrs)$11,611
Cost per hour$83.47
Cost per mile$0.73

Performance & dimensions

Range417 nm
Cruise speed115 kts · 132 mph
Takeoff / landing865.0 / 520.0

About this plane

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

Range from your airport

This model's range: 417 nm · 115 kt cruise

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