The Atr 42 (ICAO type AT43) is an aircraft certificated in the Transport Category Airplane category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 18,600 kg. It offers a maximum range of 2,400 nm, a cruise speed of 255 knots, a service ceiling of 25,000 ft and seating for up to 50 across its variants.
Atr 42

Fleet & certification
- Built
- 381
- Active
- 380
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A53EU · Rev 12 · issued 1997-06-19
- Category
- Transport Category Airplane
- MTOW
- 18,600 kg
- MZFW
- 16,700 kg
- Seats
- 2 crew · 60 passengers
- Fuel
- 19,117 L
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
Where to look next
Atr 42 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Atr 42 fleet — updated daily.
34 yearsmedian age
Of the 67 registered Atr 42 with a known build year (18% of the 381 we track), the median age is 34 years.
1changed registration in 12 months
1 of the 381 registered Atr 42 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (0% of the fleet), across 1 registration event. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 92
- Tracked flights
- 3,594
- Tracked flight hours
- 11,209
- Share of fleet flying
- 24%
92 Atr 42 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (24% of the registered fleet), across 3,594 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
What is the range of the ATR 42?
The ATR 42 has a maximum range of 2,400 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the ATR 42 carry?
The ATR 42 seats up to 50 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the ATR 42?
The ATR 42's maximum take-off weight is 18,600 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the ATR 42?
The ATR 42's ICAO type designator is AT43.
How many ATR 42 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 381 registered ATR 42 airframes worldwide.
Registered 42 aircraft
Individual 42 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N400JX· 2021
- N401JX· 2021
- N405SV· 2019
- N406SV· 2019
- N407SV· 2018
- N801HC· 2004
- C-GRYI· 2004
- C-GKLB· 2003
- PR-TKB· 2001
- C-FTIQ· 2000
- C-FTIL· 1999
- C-FTIK· 1999
- C-FHBX· 1998
- C-FTIZ· 1997
- N395AW· 1997
- N597SB· 1997
- C-FTIR· 1996
- PR-TTK· 1996
- VH-FVN· 1996
- C-FTID· 1996
- C-GLDE· 1994
- C-GDSS· 1994
- C-FJJE· 1994
- PT-MFI· 1993