Lancair 40
7 for sale, 5 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Lancair 40 ask?
$269,000 is the median of 5 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $249,000–$358,500.
7 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Lancair 40 fly?
Across its 3 catalog variants, book ranges run 1,100–1,380 nm; the LC41-550FG flies furthest, about 7 h 16 min at 190 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Lancair 40 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. 2004–2006: 5 for sale, 3 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | — | $199,000–$269,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | — | $358,500–$358,500 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | — | $429,000–$429,000 |
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.
- LC41-550FG1,380 nm · 190 kt cruise · low confidence
- LC42-550FG1,380 nm · 191 kt cruise · low confidence
- LC40-550FG1,100 nm · 191 kt cruise · low confidence
The Lancair 40 in brief
7 Lancair 40 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2005–2008.
The middle half were built 2005–2007.
How the Lancair 40 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 191 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,380 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 5 passengers.
Buying a Lancair 40
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $249,000–$358,500, around a median of $269,000, from 5 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
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 Lancair 40
- Manufacturer
- Lancair, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 4: LC40-550FG, LC40-550G, LC41-550FG, LC42-550FG
- Passengers, at most
- 5
- 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.
- 1,380 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 191 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 18,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,100 kg (4,630 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 Lancair 40 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 729
- Median age
- 20 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 28
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Lancair 40 type certificates
- LC41-550FG FAA A00003SE
- approved Apr 8, 2004 · Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-46, except for FAR 23.1305 and FAR 23.1359. FAR 23.1305 as amended through 23-52 and FAR 23.1359 as amended through 23-49. FAR 36 as amended on the date of certification. Application for type certificate, dated October 24, 2002. · MTOW 1,633 kg · 3 passengers · Teledyne Continental Model TSIO-550-C, Engine Type Certificate E5SO. · 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.
Lancair 40 manuals and documents
- N68RA Owners Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
- Engine Service and Maintenance Record (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2007
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
- $3,962
- A flight hour, all in
- $475
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $23,939
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.