Mitsubishi MU-2
16 for sale, 12 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Mitsubishi MU-2 ask?
$695,000 is the median of 12 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $397,500–$846,000.
16 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Mitsubishi MU-2 fly?
Across its 11 catalog variants, book ranges run 940–1,390 nm; the MU-2B flies furthest, about 4 h 43 min at 295 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Mitsubishi MU-2 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. 1979–1981: 8 for sale, 8 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | — | $159,000–$159,000 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | — | $415,000–$415,000 |
| 1974 | 3 | 2 | — | $289,000–$345,000 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | — | $575,000–$575,000 |
| 1980 | 4 | 4 | — | $795,000–$1,195,000 |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | — | $695,000–$845,000 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
Recently listed
View all 16 for sale →Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- MU-2B1,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · high confidence
- MU-2B-201,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · low confidence
- MU-2B-251,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · medium confidence
- MU-2B-261,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · high confidence
- MU-2B-26A1,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · medium confidence
- MU-2B-351,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · low confidence
- MU-2B-361,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · medium confidence
- MU-2B-36A1,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · low confidence
- MU-2B-401,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · low confidence
- MU-2B-601,390 nm · 295 kt cruise · low confidence
- MU-2B-30940 nm · 184 kt cruise · high confidence
The Mitsubishi MU-2 in brief
16 Mitsubishi MU-2 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1970–1984.
The middle half were built 1974–1980.
How the Mitsubishi MU-2 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 295 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,390 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 14 passengers.
Buying a Mitsubishi MU-2
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $397,500–$846,000, around a median of $695,000, from 12 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 6,300–8,608 hours, from 15 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 Mitsubishi MU-2
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi, Japan
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 13: MU-2B, MU-2B-10, MU-2B-15, MU-2B-20, MU-2B-25, MU-2B-26, MU-2B-26A, MU-2B-30…
- Passengers, at most
- 14
- 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.
- 1,390 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 295 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 29,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 4,700 kg (10,362 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 Mitsubishi MU-2 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 237
- Median age
- 47 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 7
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Mitsubishi MU-2 type certificates
- MU-2B-36 FAA A2PC
- approved Jul 23, 1974 · CAR 10 dated March 28, 1955. (Applicable regulations are CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including Amendments 3-1 through 3-8, plus the Special Conditions stated in FAA letter to the JCAB dated May 14, 1965, modified by FAA letters to the JCAB dated January 25, 1968, and May 12, 1971. · MTOW 5,260 kg · 10 passengers · 2 AiResearch TPE331-6-251M · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- MU-2B-36 FAA A10SW
- approved Mar 9, 1976 · CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956, including Amendments 3-1 through 3-8 plus the Special Conditions stated in FAA letter to the JCAB dated May 14, 1965, modified by FAA letters to the JCAB dated January 25, 1968, and May 12, 1971. Exemption No. 1951, dated February 4, 1974, granted an exemption from Section 21.17. · MTOW 5,263 kg · 11 passengers · 2 AiResearch TPE331-6-251M · 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.
Mitsubishi MU-2 manuals and documents
- Mu-2b-60 Pilot'S Operating Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1978
- Mitsubishi MU-2B Service Letter (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2025
- Mitsubishi MU-2B Service Publication (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2024
- Mitsubishi Service Publications Transmittal (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2022
- Service Bulletin No. 107/57-005 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2016
- MU-2 Service Bulletin No. 243 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2015
- Mitsubishi MU-2 Service Bulletin (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 1998
- MITSUBISHI MU 2B 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
- $20,154
- A flight hour, all in
- $1,209
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $112,000
- Fixed
- $68,000
- Loan
- $61,850
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.







