Cessna Centurion
Type-certificate model Cessna 210: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
87 for sale, 47 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna Centurion ask?
$219,500 is the median of 47 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $137,000–$272,884.
87 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna Centurion fly?
Across its 28 catalog variants, book ranges run 900–1,240 nm; the 210 flies furthest, about 6 h 58 min at 178 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Cessna Centurion 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: 29 for sale, 14 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5 | 2 | — | $64,900–$97,900 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 | — | $90,763–$90,763 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 | — | $69,900–$125,000 |
| 1963 | 3 | 3 | — | $109,000–$132,500 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 | — | $135,000–$135,000 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | — | $74,900–$74,900 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | — | $129,500–$129,500 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 3 | — | $177,000–$225,000 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 | — | $189,900–$189,900 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 | — | $219,500–$250,000 |
| 1975 | 5 | 1 | — | $220,000–$220,000 |
| 1976 | 5 | 3 | — | $175,000–$215,000 |
| 1977 | 7 | 6 | $239,950 | $210,000–$325,000 |
| 1978 | 9 | 4 | — | $500,000–$725,000 |
| 1979 | 14 | 6 | $254,000 | $200,000–$304,500 |
| 1980 | 6 | 4 | — | $139,000–$269,000 |
| 1981 | 7 | 2 | — | $296,142–$409,900 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 | — | $395,000–$419,900 |
| 1985 | 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.
- 2101,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- 210-5 (205)1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210-5A (205A)1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210A1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- 210B1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- 210C1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
- 210D1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210E1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210F1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210G1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210H1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 210J1,240 nm · 178 kt cruise · high confidence
The Cessna Centurion in brief
The Cessna 210 Centurion is a six-seat high-wing single with retractable gear, built in normally aspirated, turbocharged and pressurized versions.
Owners buy it for load and speed in a high-wing cabin, often for family travel.
87 Cessna Centurion listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1960–1985.
The middle half were built 1971–1979.
How the Cessna Centurion performs
The 210 is faster than the fixed-gear Cessnas and carries a full cabin. Turbocharged and pressurized versions fly higher, at more cost to maintain.
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 204 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,240 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Cessna Centurion
The landing gear system and the engine set much of a Centurion’s value. Compare by version first: normally aspirated, turbocharged or pressurized.
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $137,000–$272,884, around a median of $219,500, from 47 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 3,083–5,146 hours, from 72 listings.
Before an offer, check
- Landing gear: the actuators, saddles and any gear-up history.
- Wing spar cap inspections required for the type.
- On turbocharged models, the turbocharger and exhaust system.
- 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 Centurion
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 28: 210, 210-5 (205), 210-5A (205A), 210A, 210B, 210C, 210D, 210E…
- 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.
- 1,240 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 204 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 28,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,800 kg (3,968 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 Centurion fleet
- Registered fleet
- 4,522
- Median age
- 50 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 123
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna Centurion type certificates
- 210 FAA 3A21
- approved Apr 20, 1959 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, with no amendments. · MTOW 1,315 kg · 2 passengers · Continental IO-470-E · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210A FAA 3A21
- approved Jun 14, 1960 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,315 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-470-E · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210B FAA 3A21
- approved Jun 27, 1961 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,361 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-470-S · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210-5 (205) FAA 3A21
- approved Jun 14, 1962 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Continental IO-470-S · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210C FAA 3A21
- approved Jun 14, 1962 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,361 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-470-S · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210D FAA 3A21
- approved Jul 19, 1963 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,406 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-520-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210-5A (205A) FAA 3A21
- approved Jul 19, 1963 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,497 kg · 6 passengers · Continental IO-470-S · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210E FAA 3A21
- approved Sep 17, 1964 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,406 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-520-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- T210F FAA 3A21
- approved Aug 3, 1965 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, plus Amendments 36-1 through 36-9 for the T210N. In addition, FAR 23.1559 effective March 1, 1978. · MTOW 1,497 kg · 4 passengers · Continental TSIO-520-C · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210F FAA 3A21
- approved Aug 3, 1965 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. · MTOW 1,497 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-520-A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- T210G FAA 3A21
- approved Aug 23, 1966 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, plus Amendments 36-1 through 36-9 for the T210N. In addition, FAR 23.1559 effective March 1, 1978. · MTOW 1,542 kg · 4 passengers · Continental TSIO-520-C · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 210G FAA 3A21
- approved Aug 23, 1966 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations effective May 15, 1956, and Paragraph 3.112 as amended October 1, 1959. FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, plus Amendments 36-1 through 36-9 for the T210N. In addition, FAR 23.1559 effective March 1, 1978. · MTOW 1,542 kg · 4 passengers · Continental IO-520-A · 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 Centurion manuals and documents
- Pilot's Operating Hbndbook - flight examiners (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1984 · 294 pages
- PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK and FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1982 · 563 pages
- Cessna 205 Owner's Manual; 1963 Cessna 210-5 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1963
- 1972 Cessna 210L POH.pdf - Take Flight San Diego (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 48 pages
- Cessna Cessna 210B Owners Manual (1962) - JasonBlair.net (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 42 pages
- Cessna_210_C210M_Centurion... (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 184 pages
- Cessna-210N-VH-TQC-POH.pdf - Flight Tech Australia (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 465 pages
- PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK - Cessna. - flight examiners (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 374 pages
- Airplane Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 8 pages
- CHECKLISTS - Aircraft Spruce (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2025 · 1 pages
- CHECKMATE CHECKLISTS - Aircraft Spruce (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2025 · 1 pages
- Savvy-Cessna-210-prebuy-checklist.pdf (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2018 · 7 pages
- CAP – Cessna Short- and Soft-Field Operations (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2017 · 29 pages
- Checklist _Cessna T210L - Touring Machine Company (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 10 pages
- Flight-Tech-Australia-Cessna-210N-VH-TQC-Checklist-V1.2.pdf (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2 pages
- Normal Procedures for Cessna 210 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 10 pages
The 16 most useful of 67 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
- $3,548
- A flight hour, all in
- $426
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $9,700
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $19,579
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.