Cessna Skylane
Type-certificate model Cessna 182: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
268 for sale, 162 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna Skylane ask?
$229,250 is the median of 162 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $160,500–$367,250.
268 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna Skylane fly?
Across its 25 catalog variants, book ranges run 810–930 nm; the 182T flies furthest, about 6 h 25 min at 145 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Cessna Skylane 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.
Go to the cost calculator →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. 1978–1980: 36 for sale, 24 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 | 1 | — | $88,000–$88,000 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | — | $80,000–$175,000 |
| 1959 | 5 | 3 | — | $82,000–$165,000 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | — | $104,500–$105,000 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 | — | $113,000–$119,500 |
| 1962 | 4 | 3 | — | $114,900–$183,500 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 | — | $82,000–$119,500 |
| 1965 | 6 | 2 | — | $110,000–$138,500 |
| 1966 | 4 | 3 | — | $119,000–$170,000 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 | — | $135,000–$219,000 |
| 1968 | 9 | 6 | $161,450 | $112,000–$169,000 |
| 1969 | 6 | 5 | $128,500 | $124,900–$146,500 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 | — | $189,900–$189,900 |
| 1971 | 3 | 2 | — | $125,000–$131,000 |
| 1972 | 5 | 4 | — | $149,900–$229,500 |
| 1973 | 6 | 2 | — | $117,965–$219,900 |
| 1974 | 7 | 4 | — | $139,000–$225,000 |
| 1975 | 8 | 5 | $238,500 | $155,000–$249,900 |
| 1976 | 9 | 5 | $195,000 | $140,000–$295,000 |
| 1977 | 13 | 9 | $229,000 | $158,000–$299,000 |
| 1978 | 8 | 5 | $170,000 | $124,900–$234,900 |
| 1979 | 16 | 12 | $172,450 | $135,000–$269,000 |
| 1980 | 12 | 7 | $215,000 | $184,512–$300,837 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | — | $139,000–$210,000 |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | — | $179,900–$249,000 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | — | $220,000–$307,000 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | — | $269,000–$339,000 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | — | $219,900–$219,900 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | — | $289,209–$299,900 |
| 1999 | 8 | 5 | $282,000 | $189,995–$350,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | $314,900 | $300,000–$369,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | — | $289,267–$300,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | — | $384,900–$489,000 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | $399,000 | $344,000–$449,900 |
| 2005 | 13 | 10 | $371,000 | $349,900–$415,000 |
| 2006 | 12 | 7 | $350,000 | $335,000–$429,900 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | — | $426,232–$426,232 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | — | $389,900–$539,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | — | $664,900–$664,900 |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | $728,900 | $629,000–$744,500 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | — | $599,500–$749,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | — | $749,000–$924,900 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | $970,610 | $871,610–$981,660 |
| 2027 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Asking price against similar aircraft
A fair value for each Cessna Skylane built 1975–1983, fitted on 30 asking prices by year built and airframe hours: each newer year adds -1.3%, each 100 hours adds 0.2%. A market read, not an appraisal: there are no sale prices, and engine time, avionics and damage aren't in it.
Asking least against similar aircraft
Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- 182T930 nm · 145 kt cruise · low confidence
- TR182930 nm · 156 kt cruise · low confidence
- 182810 nm · 145 kt cruise · high confidence
- 182A810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182B810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182C810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182D810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182E810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182F810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182G810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182H810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 182J810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Cessna Skylane in brief
The Cessna 182 Skylane is a four-seat high-wing single with a constant-speed propeller, a step up in power and load from the 172. Most have fixed gear; a retractable version, the R182, was also built.
Owners use it for touring, backcountry strips and family travel. It carries a full cabin with useful fuel, and its stable handling suits instrument flying.
268 Cessna Skylane listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1956–2027.
The middle half were built 1974–2006.
How the Cessna Skylane performs
The Skylane is not fast for its power, but it lifts well, handles short and rough fields, and holds its altitude performance with the turbocharged versions. It sits between the 172 and the six-seat 206 in Cessna’s line.
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 174 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 930 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 4 passengers.
Buying a Cessna Skylane
Older and newer Skylanes differ: fuel-injected Lycoming engines and glass cockpits came with the later aircraft, while earlier ones run carbureted Continentals. Compare within a generation, then by engine time.
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $160,500–$367,250, around a median of $229,250, from 162 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 1,417–4,489 hours, from 207 listings.
Before an offer, check
- The firewall and the nose gear structure, where hard landings show.
- Seat rails and seat stops, under Cessna’s seat rail airworthiness directive.
- Corrosion around the wing attach points and the tail.
- 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.
Written by Sprinkle’s editors, reviewed Oct 29, 2026. Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Cessna Skylane
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 26: 182, 182A, 182B, 182C, 182D, 182E, 182F, 182G…
- Passengers, at most
- 4
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 930 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 174 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 20,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Cessna Skylane fleet
- Registered fleet
- 17,693
- Median age
- 51 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 525
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna Skylane type certificates
- 182 FAA 3A13
- approved Mar 2, 1956 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 · MTOW 1,157 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182A FAA 3A13
- approved Dec 7, 1956 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,202 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182B FAA 3A13
- approved Aug 22, 1958 · MTOW 1,202 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182C FAA 3A13
- approved Jul 8, 1959 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,202 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182D FAA 3A13
- approved Jun 14, 1960 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,202 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182E FAA 3A13
- approved Jun 27, 1961 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L or 0-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182F FAA 3A13
- approved Aug 1, 1962 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L or 0-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182G FAA 3A13
- approved Jul 19, 1963 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-L or 0-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182H FAA 3A13
- approved Sep 17, 1964 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182J FAA 3A13
- approved Oct 20, 1965 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated November 1, 1949, as amended by 3-1 through 3-12 and Paragraph 3.112 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182K FAA 3A13
- approved Aug 3, 1966 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 182L FAA 3A13
- approved Jul 28, 1967 · MTOW 1,270 kg · 4 passengers · Continental O-470-R · 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 Skylane manuals and documents
- Cessna 182Q Skylane Checklist Pre-Flight (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2019 · 2 pages
- Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2004 · 457 pages
- Cessna-182T-POH.pdf - American Flight Schools (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2001 · 458 pages
- Cessna 182T Skyhawk Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2000 · 504 pages
- 182S Skylane - TSS Flying Club (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1997 · 437 pages
- PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK - Matt Beyer Aviation (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1982 · 248 pages
- Cessna (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1980 · 70 pages
- PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK Cessna SKY LANE 1977 MODEL 182Q (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1977 · 160 pages
- PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK - ~ Cessna. (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1976 · 258 pages
- Cessna 182P Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1973
- Cessna 182P Skylane Owner's Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1973 · 88 pages
- Cessna 182 Owners manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1969
- 1980 TR182 POH - Cessna Pilots Association (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 215 pages
- Cessna 182 Checklist (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 5 pages
- Cessna 182 Skylane Owner's Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
- N9758H-C-182R-POH.pdf - Blue Sky Aviation Association (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 281 pages
The 16 most useful of 160 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.
- A month
- $3,665
- A flight hour, all in
- $440
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $20,379
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.