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Cessna 188

2 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.

What does a Cessna 188 ask?

Not published

2 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.

How far does a Cessna 188 fly?

Across its 7 catalog variants, book ranges run 500–500 nm; the 188 flies furthest, about 4 h 43 min at 106 kt.

Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.

What does a Cessna 188 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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Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.

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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.

  • 188
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · high confidence
  • 188A
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · high confidence
  • 188B
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · low confidence
  • A188
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · high confidence
  • A188A
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · low confidence
  • A188B
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · low confidence
  • T188C
    500 nm · 106 kt cruise · medium confidence

The Cessna 188 in brief

2 Cessna 188 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1973–1979.

How the Cessna 188 performs

By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 106 knots.

The longest book range across its variants is 500 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.

It seats up to 1 passengers.

Buying a Cessna 188

Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.

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 188

Manufacturer
Cessna, United States
Category
Piston airplane
Variants in the catalog
7: 188, 188A, 188B, A188, A188A, A188B, T188C
Passengers, at most
1
500 nm
Cruise speed, fastest
106 kt
17,000 ft
1,900 kg (4,189 lb)
FAA

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

The Cessna 188 fleet

Registered fleet
754
Median age
51 years
Registration changes, past 12 months
14
Most built in the
1970s

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

Cessna 188 type certificates

A188 FAA A9CE
approved Feb 14, 1966 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental IO-520-D · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
188 FAA A9CE
approved Feb 14, 1966 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental O-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
188A FAA A9CE
approved Sep 26, 1969 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental O-470-R · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
A188A FAA A9CE
approved Sep 26, 1969 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental IO-520-D · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
A188B FAA A9CE
approved Dec 20, 1971 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental IO-520-D · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
188B FAA A9CE
approved Dec 20, 1971 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental O-470-R (S/N 18800833 through 18801824), Continental O-470-S (S/N 18801825 and up) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
T188C FAA A9CE
approved Sep 8, 1978 · Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Restricted Category. Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, for Normal Category. · MTOW 1,497 kg · Continental TSIO-520-T · 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 188 manuals and documents

The 16 most useful of 19 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
A year at these figures
$23,600
A month
$1,967
A flight hour, all in
$236
Flying (fuel and reserve)
$10,300
Fixed
$13,300
Loan
$0

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.