Pilatus PC-6
3 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Pilatus PC-6 ask?
Not published
3 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Pilatus PC-6 fly?
Across its 9 catalog variants, book ranges run 870–870 nm; the PC-6 flies furthest, about 7 h 34 min at 115 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Pilatus PC-6 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.
- PC-6870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
- PC-6/350870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
- PC-6/350-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
- PC-6/B-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
- PC-6/B1-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · medium confidence
- PC-6/B2-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · low confidence
- PC-6/B2-H4870 nm · 115 kt cruise · medium confidence
- PC-6/C-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
- PC-6/C1-H2870 nm · 115 kt cruise · high confidence
The Pilatus PC-6 in brief
3 Pilatus PC-6 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2015–2018.
How the Pilatus PC-6 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 115 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 870 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 11 passengers.
Buying a Pilatus PC-6
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 Pilatus PC-6
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus, Switzerland
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 15: PC-6, PC-6-H1, PC-6-H2, PC-6/350, PC-6/350-H1, PC-6/350-H2, PC-6/A, PC-6/A-H1…
- Passengers, at most
- 11
- 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.
- 870 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 115 kt
- 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.
- 2,800 kg (6,173 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 Pilatus PC-6 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 193
- Median age
- 49 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 2
- Most built in the
- 1960s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Pilatus PC-6 type certificates
- PC-6 FAA 7A15
- approved Nov 9, 1961 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/350 FAA 7A15
- approved Sep 12, 1962 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Lycoming IGO-540-A1A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/A FAA 7A15
- approved Nov 27, 1962 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Turbomeca Astazou II E or Astazou II G · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/A-H1 FAA 7A15
- approved Jan 7, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Turbomeca Astazou II E or Astazou II G · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/350-H1 FAA 7A15
- approved Jan 7, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Lycoming IGO-540-A1A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6-H1 FAA 7A15
- approved Jan 7, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Oct 16, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 2,200 kg · Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/A-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Oct 16, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · Turbomeca Astazou II E or Astazou II G · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/350-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Oct 16, 1964 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 2,200 kg · Lycoming IGO-540-A1A · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/B1-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Mar 10, 1967 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · United Aircraft of Canada Ltd. PT6A-20 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/C-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Mar 10, 1967 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 2,798 kg · Airesearch TPE 331-25D · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PC-6/B-H2 FAA 7A15
- approved Mar 10, 1967 · CAR 10. CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 including amendments 3-1 through 3-5. · MTOW 1,961 kg · 11 passengers · United Aircraft of Canada Ltd. PT6A-6A · 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.
Pilatus PC-6 manuals and documents
- PC-6/B2-H4 Airplane Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2017
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness and Installation Instructions for BERINGER wheels and brakes on Pilatus PC-6 aircraft (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2022
- PC-6 Aircraft Maintenance Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2020
- PILATUS PC-6B Turbo-Porter 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.