Embraer 120
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What does a Embraer 120 ask?
Not published
1 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Embraer 120 fly?
Across its 5 catalog variants, book ranges run 1,750–1,750 nm; the EMB-120 flies furthest, about 6 h 15 min at 280 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Embraer 120 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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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- EMB-1201,750 nm · 280 kt cruise · medium confidence
- EMB-120ER1,750 nm · 280 kt cruise · medium confidence
- EMB-120FC1,750 nm · 280 kt cruise · high confidence
- EMB-120QC1,750 nm · 280 kt cruise · high confidence
- EMB-120RT1,750 nm · 280 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Embraer 120 in brief
1 Embraer 120 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1991.
How the Embraer 120 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 280 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,750 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 32 passengers.
Buying a Embraer 120
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 Embraer 120
- Manufacturer
- Embraer, Brazil
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 5: EMB-120, EMB-120ER, EMB-120FC, EMB-120QC, EMB-120RT
- Passengers, at most
- 32
- 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.
- 1,750 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 280 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 32,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 11,500 kg (25,353 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 Embraer 120 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 118
- Median age
- 34 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 1
- Most built in the
- 1990s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Embraer 120 type certificates
- EMB-120 FAA A31SO
- approved Jul 9, 1985 · Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21, including Amendments through 21-49, effective September 10, 1979; FAR 25, including Amendments through 25-54, effective October 14, 1980; FAR 25.832, Amendment 25-56; Special FAR (SFAR) 27, including Amendments through 27-5 effective January 11, 1984, and FAR 36, including Amendments through 36-12 effective August 1, 1981 for EMB-120 and EMB-120RT. · MTOW 11,500 kg · 30 passengers · 2 Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd. PW 115 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- EMB-120RT FAA A31SO
- approved Oct 23, 1986 · Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21, including Amendments through 21-49, effective September 10, 1979; FAR 25, including Amendments through 25-54, effective October 14, 1980; FAR 25.832, Amendment 25-56; Special FAR (SFAR) 27, including Amendments through 27-5 effective January 11, 1984, and FAR 36, including Amendments through 36-12 effective August 1, 1981 for EMB-120 and EMB-120RT. · MTOW 11,580 kg · 30 passengers · 2 Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd. PW 118 or PW 118A or PW118B or 1 PW 118 and 1 PW 118A (see AFM for operating limits) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- EMB-120ER FAA A31SO
- approved Mar 20, 1992 · Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21, including Amendments through 21-49, effective September 10, 1979; FAR 25, including Amendments through 25-54, effective October 14, 1980; FAR 25.832, Amendment 25-56; Special FAR (SFAR) 27, including Amendments through 27-5 effective January 11, 1984, and FAR 36, including Amendments through 36-18 effective August 18, 1992 for EMB-120ER. · MTOW 11,990 kg · 30 passengers · 2 Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd. PW 118 or PW 118A or PW118B or 1 PW 118 and 1 PW 118A (see AFM for operating limits) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- EMB-120FC FAA A31SO
- approved Jul 17, 2000 · Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21, including Amendments through 21-49, effective September 10, 1979; FAR 25, including Amendments through 25-54, effective October 14, 1980; FAR 25.832, Amendment 25-56; Special FAR (SFAR) 27, including Amendments through 27-5 effective January 11, 1984, and FAR 36, including Amendments through 36-22 effective October 13, 1999 for EMB-120FC. · MTOW 11,990 kg · 0 passengers · 2 Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd. PW 118 or PW 118A or PW118B or 1 PW 118 and 1 PW 118A (see AFM for operating limits) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- EMB-120QC FAA A31SO
- approved Nov 14, 2003 · Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 21, including Amendments through 21-49, effective September 10, 1979; FAR 25, including Amendments through 25-54, effective October 14, 1980; FAR 25.832, Amendment 25-56; Special FAR (SFAR) 27, including Amendments through 27-5 effective January 11, 1984, and FAR 36, including Amendments through 36-24 effective August 07, 2002 for EMB-120QC ; Exemption from FAR 25.571 (e) (2) as specified in Exemption No. 3722; Equivalent Safety Finding to FAR 25.783 (f) Cargo Door. · MTOW 11,990 kg · 2 Pratt & Whitney of Canada Ltd. PW 118 or PW 118A or PW118B or 1 PW 118 and 1 PW 118A (see AFM for operating limits) · 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.
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.