Cessna 408
2 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna 408 ask?
Not published
2 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna 408 fly?
The 408’s book range is 386 nm.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Cessna 408 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 →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.
- 408386 nm · medium confidence
The Cessna 408 in brief
2 Cessna 408 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2023–2026.
How the Cessna 408 performs
The longest book range across its variants is 386 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 19 passengers.
Buying a Cessna 408
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 408
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 408
- Passengers, at most
- 19
- 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.
- 386 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- Not published
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 25,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 8,600 kg (18,960 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 408 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 80
- Median age
- 2 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 8
- Most built in the
- 2020s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna 408 manuals and documents
- Skycourier Passenger (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2025 · 8 pages
- Pilot's Operating Handbook for CESSNA SkyCourier 408 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2022 · 11 pages
- Skycourier (Passenger) (PDF, opens in a new tab)Performance · 2025 · 2 pages
- Part 66 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2024 (No. 1) (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2024 · 22 pages
- Cessna 408 Skycourier (C408) Faa Weight Class (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2022 · 2 pages
- Convalidación No. IA-927/2023 del Certificado de Tipo No. A00016WI (PDF, opens in a new tab)Type certificate · 2023 · 3 pages
- CESSNA SkyCourier 408 Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From 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
- $15,000
- A flight hour, all in
- $900
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $112,000
- Fixed
- $68,000
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a turboprop: 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.