Cessna Stationair
Type-certificate model Cessna 206: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
87 for sale, 42 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna Stationair ask?
$427,450 is the median of 42 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $299,900–$752,500.
87 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna Stationair fly?
Across its 7 catalog variants, book ranges run 600–600 nm; the 206 flies furthest, about 4 h 12 min at 143 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Cessna Stationair 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. 2025–2027: 5 for sale, 4 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | — | $225,000–$225,000 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | — | $230,000–$230,000 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | — | $230,000–$230,000 |
| 1967 | 5 | 3 | — | $179,000–$265,000 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 | — | $150,000–$150,000 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 3 | 2 | — | $352,000–$352,000 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 | — | $202,487–$250,000 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | — | $425,000–$425,000 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | — | $295,000–$295,000 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | — | $380,000–$380,000 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | — | $399,900–$399,900 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | — | $445,000–$445,000 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | — | $849,000–$849,000 |
| 1999 | 5 | 3 | — | $299,900–$379,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 | — | $389,000–$425,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | — | $429,900–$429,900 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | — | $499,000–$499,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | — | $349,000–$470,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | — | $525,308–$567,500 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | — | $649,500–$649,500 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | — | $544,000–$544,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | — | $685,000–$685,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | $799,500–$799,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | — | $775,000–$799,999 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | — | $775,000–$775,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | — | $899,000–$899,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | — | $1,120,000–$1,195,000 |
| 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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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- 206600 nm · 143 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 206H600 nm · 143 kt cruise · medium confidence
- P206600 nm · 143 kt cruise · low confidence
- T206H600 nm · 146 kt cruise · low confidence
- TP206600 nm · 146 kt cruise · low confidence
- TU206600 nm · 146 kt cruise · low confidence
- U206600 nm · 146 kt cruise · low confidence
The Cessna Stationair in brief
The Cessna 206 Stationair is a six-seat high-wing single with large rear double doors, built in normally aspirated and turbocharged versions. Float and amphibian conversions are common.
Owners and operators use it for utility, backcountry, skydiving and family flying where load matters more than speed.
87 Cessna Stationair listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1964–2027.
The middle half were built 1978–2009.
How the Cessna Stationair performs
The 206 lifts more than the 182 and handles rough strips well. Turbocharged versions hold power at altitude; later aircraft carry Garmin G1000 avionics.
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 146 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 600 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Cessna Stationair
Use history shapes a Stationair’s value: utility, float or skydiving work is harder on an airframe than private flying. Compare within its generation, then by engine time.
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $299,900–$752,500, around a median of $427,450, from 42 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 977–5,226 hours, from 66 listings.
Before an offer, check
- Corrosion, especially on aircraft flown on floats or near the sea.
- Seat rails and seat stops, under Cessna’s seat rail airworthiness directive.
- The cargo doors, the tail and the firewall for signs of hard use.
- 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 Stationair
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 7: 206, 206H, P206, T206H, TP206, TU206, U206
- Passengers, at most
- 6
- 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.
- 600 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 146 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.
- 1,600 kg (3,527 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 Stationair fleet
- Registered fleet
- 3,908
- Median age
- 45 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 145
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna Stationair type certificates
- 206 FAA A4CE
- approved Jul 19, 1963 · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- P206A FAA A4CE
- approved Oct 8, 1964 · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- P206 FAA A4CE
- approved Oct 8, 1964 · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- U206 FAA A4CE
- approved Oct 8, 1964 · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- U206A FAA A4CE
- approved Sep 24, 1965 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- TU206A FAA A4CE
- approved Dec 20, 1965 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- TP206A FAA A4CE
- approved Dec 20, 1965 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- U206B FAA A4CE
- approved Aug 3, 1966 · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- TU206B FAA A4CE
- approved Aug 3, 1966 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- TP206B FAA A4CE
- approved Aug 3, 1966 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- P206B FAA A4CE
- approved Aug 3, 1966 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- P206C FAA A4CE
- approved Jul 20, 1967 · MTOW 1,633 kg · 6 passengers · 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 Stationair manuals and documents
- Pilot’s Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement for Cessna T206H (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2017
- Owners Manual 1975 U206F (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1975
- Owners Manual 1975 U206F Floatplane Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1975
- Stabonaw' otaucnair - Backcountry Pilot (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1975
- Cessna_206-T206H Conventional POH Section 1-5&7.pdf (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 131 pages
- IM-Cessna-Stationair-U206G-1981.pdf - Club Aereo (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 452 pages
- Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 46 pages
- Cessna’s Turbo Stationair (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 2018 · 9 pages
- Supplemental Airplane Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 2010 · 48 pages
- Cessna Model T206H Nav III Avionics Option - Gfc 700 Afcs Supplement 22 Hot Weather Operations (PDF, opens in a new tab)Flight manual supplement · 2023
- Supplemental Airplane Flight Manual #1 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Flight manual supplement · 2008
- Aircraft Ops & Stan/Eval (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2017 · 25 pages
- 2011 Cessna T206H Stationair (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2011 · 2 pages
- Supplemental Airplane Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2006 · 4 pages
- Model 206 & T206 Series Service Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 1985 · 708 pages
- [PDF] Untitled (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist
The 16 most useful of 91 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
- $5,133
- A flight hour, all in
- $616
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $38,000
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.