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Cessna 152

29 for sale, 8 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.

What does a Cessna 152 ask?

$72,225 is the median of 8 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $63,236–$75,925.

29 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.

How far does a Cessna 152 fly?

Across its 9 catalog variants, book ranges run 270–270 nm; the 152 flies furthest, about 2 h 34 min at 105 kt.

Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.

What does a Cessna 152 cost to keep?

It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.

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Asking price by year built

Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1977–1979: 16 for sale, 6 priced.

1977–1979$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k19771978197919801977: $74,5001978: $69,9501978: $74,9001978: $95,0001980: $79,0001980: $63,3141979: $45,0001979: $63,000
The figures by year
YearFor salePricedMedian askLow–high
197610——
197751—$74,500–$74,500
197873—$69,950–$95,000
197942—$45,000–$63,000
198042—$63,314–$79,000
198120——
198230——
198520——
198610——

Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.

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Range by variant

Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.

  • 152
    270 nm · 105 kt cruise · high confidence
  • A150K
    270 nm · 100 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • A150L
    270 nm · 100 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • A150M
    270 nm · 100 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • A152
    270 nm · 105 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • F152
    270 nm · 105 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • FA152
    270 nm · 105 kt cruise · high confidence
  • FRA150L
    270 nm · 100 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • FRA150M
    270 nm · 100 kt cruise · medium confidence

The Cessna 152 in brief

29 Cessna 152 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1976–1986.

The middle half were built 1978–1981.

How the Cessna 152 performs

By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 105 knots.

The longest book range across its variants is 270 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.

It seats up to 2 passengers.

Buying a Cessna 152

The middle half of US-dollar asks run $63,236–$75,925, around a median of $72,225, from 8 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.

The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 3,680–17,622 hours, from 13 listings.

Before an offer, check

  • A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
  • Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
  • Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
  • Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
  • Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.

Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.

About the Cessna 152

Manufacturer
Cessna, United States
Category
Piston airplane
Variants in the catalog
9: 152, A150K, A150L, A150M, A152, F152, FA152, FRA150L…
Passengers, at most
2
270 nm
Cruise speed, fastest
105 kt
15,500 ft
700 kg (1,543 lb)
FAA

From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.

The Cessna 152 fleet

Registered fleet
3,713
Median age
48 years
Registration changes, past 12 months
66
Most built in the
1970s

From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.

Cessna 152 type certificates

A150K FAA 3A19
approved Jun 5, 1969 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4. · MTOW 726 kg · Continental O-200-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
A150L FAA 3A19
approved Jun 8, 1970 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4. · MTOW 726 kg · Continental O-200-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
A150M FAA 3A19
approved May 6, 1974 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4. · MTOW 726 kg · Continental O-200-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
A152 FAA 3A19
approved Mar 16, 1977 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4. In addition, effective S/N 15282032 and on for 152 and S/N 681, A1520809 and on for A152, FAR 23.1559 effective March 1, 1978. FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, plus Amendments 36-1 through 36-5 for 152 and A152 only. In addition, effective S/N 15285940 and on, and S/N A1521028 and on, FAR 23.1545(a), Amendment 23-23 dated December 1, 1978. · MTOW 759 kg · Lycoming O-235-L2C or O-235-N2C · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
152 FAA 3A19
approved Mar 16, 1977 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4. · MTOW 759 kg · Lycoming O-235-L2C or O-235-N2C · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)

From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.

Cessna 152 manuals and documents

The 16 most useful of 88 documents in Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.

What one would cost to fly

Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.

Flying
Overhaul cost over hours to overhaul
Fixed
Databases, subscriptions, cleaning
Buying
The median of 8 US-dollar asking prices for this model: replace it with your offer.
Borrowed: $57,600
A year at these figures
$30,008
A month
$2,501
A flight hour, all in
$300
Flying (fuel and reserve)
$10,300
Fixed
$13,300
Loan
$6,408

Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.

Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.

From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.