The Twin Commander 500 (ICAO type AC50) has a maximum take-off weight of 3,000 kg. It offers a maximum range of 1,030 nm, a cruise speed of 176 knots, a service ceiling of 19,000 ft and seating for up to 6 across its variants.
Twin Commander 500
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 253
- Active
- 252
Comparable listings
1 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS 6A1 · Rev 49
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS 6A1), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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Twin Commander 500 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Twin Commander 500 fleet — updated daily.
58 yearsmedian age
Of the 216 registered Twin Commander 500 with a known build year (85% of the 253 we track), the median age is 58 years.
9changed registration in 12 months
9 of the 253 registered Twin Commander 500 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (4% of the fleet), across 9 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 8
- Tracked flights
- 9
- Tracked flight hours
- 13
- Share of fleet flying
- 3%
8 Twin Commander 500 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (3% of the registered fleet), across 9 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
What is the range of the Twin Commander 500?
The Twin Commander 500 has a maximum range of 1,030 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Twin Commander 500 carry?
The Twin Commander 500 seats up to 6 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Twin Commander 500?
The Twin Commander 500's maximum take-off weight is 3,000 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Twin Commander 500?
The Twin Commander 500's ICAO type designator is AC50.
How many Twin Commander 500 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 253 registered Twin Commander 500 airframes worldwide.
Registered 500 aircraft
Individual 500 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- VH-LTP· 1979
- N42NZ· 1979
- N9QY· 1979
- VH-PGM· 1978
- VH-YJS· 1978
- VH-UJR· 1978
- N957JA· 1978
- N106FW· 1978
- N32GL· 1978
- VH-KAV· 1978
- VH-JAJ· 1977
- VH-UJI· 1977
- PT-WJM· 1977
- N507JP· 1976
- N292S· 1976
- VH-MAV· 1976
- VH-MLG· 1976
- C-GETJ· 1976
- N42MS· 1976
- VH-WRG· 1976
- VH-MEH· 1975
- VH-DZC· 1975
- N961SC· 1975
- N578WY· 1975