Fairchild 227
5 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Fairchild 227 ask?
Not published
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How far does a Fairchild 227 fly?
Across its 4 catalog variants, book ranges run 1,930–2,300 nm; the SA227-AT flies furthest, about 8 h 51 min at 260 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Fairchild 227 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.
- SA227-AT2,300 nm · 260 kt cruise · medium confidence
- SA227-CC2,300 nm · 260 kt cruise · high confidence
- SA227-DC (C-26B)2,300 nm · 260 kt cruise · high confidence
- SA227-TT1,930 nm · 264 kt cruise · high confidence
The Fairchild 227 in brief
5 Fairchild 227 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1981–1995.
The middle half were built 1992–1994.
How the Fairchild 227 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 264 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 2,300 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 12 passengers.
Buying a Fairchild 227
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 16,765–34,456 hours, from 5 listings.
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 Fairchild 227
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild, United States
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 4: SA227-AT, SA227-CC, SA227-DC (C-26B), SA227-TT
- Passengers, at most
- 12
- 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.
- 2,300 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 264 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 30,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 6,500 kg (14,330 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 Fairchild 227 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 86
- Median age
- 33 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 0
- Most built in the
- 1990s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Fairchild 227 type certificates
- SA227-CC FAA A18SW
- approved Jun 25, 1990 · FAR Part 23 through Amendment 23-34 plus Amendment 23-39; equivalent safety finding per FAA letter dated September 20, 1990; FAR Part 36, SFAR 27 through Amendment 5 · MTOW 7,484 kg · 19 passengers · Two Garrett (Airesearch) TPE331-11U-612G · 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.