Piper 31T
20 for sale, 3 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Piper 31T ask?
Not published
20 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Piper 31T fly?
Across its 3 catalog variants, book ranges run 880–1,400 nm; the PA-31T flies furthest, about 5 h 56 min at 236 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Piper 31T 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. 1980–1982: 7 for sale, 2 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 2 | — | $995,000–$1,478,086 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | — | $1,400,000–$1,400,000 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
Recently listed
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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.
- PA-31T1,400 nm · 236 kt cruise · low confidence
- PA-31T3950 nm · 183 kt cruise · medium confidence
- PA-31T1880 nm · 236 kt cruise · low confidence
The Piper 31T in brief
20 Piper 31T listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1976–2025.
The middle half were built 1979–1982.
How the Piper 31T performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 236 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,400 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 11 passengers.
Buying a Piper 31T
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 6,470–9,581 hours, from 18 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 Piper 31T
- Manufacturer
- Piper, United States
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 4: PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3
- 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.
- 1,400 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 236 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 32,500 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 5,000 kg (11,023 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 Piper 31T fleet
- Registered fleet
- 431
- Median age
- 46 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 7
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Piper 31T type certificates
- PA-31T FAA A8EA
- approved May 3, 1972 · Special Conditions Nos. 23-3-EA-1 Docket No. 9245 including Amendment No. 1 and AEA-210 letter of November 11, 1971, and FAR 23.991 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. · MTOW 4,082 kg · 6 passengers · Two Pratt Whitney of Canada Ltd. PT6A-28 or Two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-31T1 FAA A8EA
- approved Mar 6, 1978 · Special Conditions No. 23-3-EA-1 Docket No. 9245 including Amendment No. 1 and AEA-210 letter of November 11, 1971, as amended by AEA-210 letter of February 1, 1978, referring to Amendment 23-14 and FAR 23.991 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969, and SFAR 27 (Fuel Venting). · MTOW 3,951 kg · 6 passengers · Two UACL PT6A-11 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-31T2 FAA A8EA
- approved Feb 12, 1981 · Special Conditions No. 23-3-EA-1 Docket No. 9245 including Amendment No. 1 and AEA-210 letter of November 11, 1971, as amended by AEA-210 letter of February 1, 1978, referring to Amendment 23-14 and FAR 23.991 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. · MTOW 4,297 kg · 6 passengers · 2 UACL PT6A-135 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- PA-31T3 FAA A8EA
- approved Feb 25, 1982 · Special Conditions No. 23-3-EA-1 Docket No. 9245 including Amendment No. 2 and AEA-210 letter of November 11, 1971, as amended by AEA-210 letter of February 1, 1978, referring to Amendment 23-14 and FAR 23.991 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. Noise Certification - FAR 36 up to Amendment 10, as applicable. Fuel Venting Emissions - SFAR 27 up to Amendment 3, as applicable. · MTOW 4,082 kg · 9 passengers · Two UACL PT6A-11 · 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.
Piper 31T manuals and documents
- Customer Service Information File (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2024 · 68 pages
- Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1993 · 6 pages
- List of reported accidents with multi-engine airplanes after engine failure or asym. drag and subsequent loss of control (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2025 · 13 pages
- Piper Cheyenne II PA-31 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 8 pages
- Piper Cheyenne Iixl PA-31 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist
- Emergency Procedures for Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (PDF, opens in a new tab)Emergency procedures · 4 pages
- Service Bulletin SB7034 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Weight and balance · 1995 · 2 pages
- SERVICE No- 820 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Weight and balance · 1980 · 4 pages
- Weight & Balance for the Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II (PDF, opens in a new tab)Weight and balance · 15 pages
- Specifications for the Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II (PDF, opens in a new tab)Specifications · 1 pages
- Technical Sheet: Piper PA-31T: Cheyenne, Cheyenne II XL (PDF, opens in a new tab)Specifications · 9 pages
- Transport Canada Civil Aviation Guidelines: Maintenance Policy Manuals (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2003 · 40 pages
- Turbine Ignition Leads (PDF, opens in a new tab)Parts catalog
- Piper Pitch Trim Service Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Wiring diagram · 1970 · 244 pages
- Airworthiness Directive Schedule (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2021 · 30 pages
- SERVICE BULLETIN No. 836A (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 1986 · 4 pages
The 16 most useful of 20 documents in 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.