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Piper PA-31

50 for sale, 22 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.

What does a Piper PA-31 ask?

$272,000 is the median of 22 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $191,625–$303,500.

50 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.

How far does a Piper PA-31 fly?

Across its 4 catalog variants, book ranges run 880–880 nm; the PA-31 flies furthest, about 4 h 49 min at 183 kt.

Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.

What does a Piper PA-31 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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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. 1977–1979: 17 for sale, 7 priced.

1977–1979$0$200k$400k$600k$800k19681973197819831973: $350,0001973: $225,0001968: $182,0001968: $182,0001968: $214,0571985: $199,5001978: $189,0001978: $325,0001978: $275,0001978: $285,0001979: $679,0001979: $550,0001969: $299,0001969: $298,5001974: $119,0001977: $289,0001984: $305,0001981: $475,0001976: $269,0001976: $210,0001980: $175,0001980: $159,900
The figures by year
YearFor salePricedMedian askLow–high
196843—$182,000–$214,057
196922—$298,500–$299,000
197010——
197342—$225,000–$350,000
197471—$119,000–$119,000
197520——
197622—$210,000–$269,000
197741—$289,000–$289,000
197864—$189,000–$325,000
197972—$550,000–$679,000
198062—$159,900–$175,000
198121—$475,000–$475,000
198411—$305,000–$305,000
198511—$199,500–$199,500

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.

  • PA-31
    880 nm · 183 kt cruise · low confidence
  • PA-31-300
    880 nm · 183 kt cruise · high confidence
  • PA-31-325
    880 nm · 183 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • PA-31-350
    880 nm · 183 kt cruise · low confidence

The Piper PA-31 in brief

50 Piper PA-31 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1968–1985.

The middle half were built 1974–1979.

How the Piper PA-31 performs

By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 183 knots.

The longest book range across its variants is 880 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.

It seats up to 8 passengers.

Buying a Piper PA-31

The middle half of US-dollar asks run $191,625–$303,500, around a median of $272,000, from 22 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.

The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 6,168–12,406 hours, from 43 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 PA-31

Manufacturer
Piper, United States
Category
Piston airplane
Variants in the catalog
4: PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350
Passengers, at most
8
880 nm
Cruise speed, fastest
183 kt
24,000 ft
3,100 kg (6,834 lb)
FAA

From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.

The Piper PA-31 fleet

Registered fleet
1,389
Median age
49 years
Registration changes, past 12 months
55
Most built in the
1970s

From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.

Piper PA-31 type certificates

PA-31 FAA A20SO
approved Feb 24, 1966 · CAR 3 effective May 15, 1956, through Amendment 3-8, effective December 18, 1962; and FAR 23.205, 23.1545, 23.1563 and 23.1585 as amended by Amendment 23-3, effective November 11, 1965; and FAR 23.1557(c)as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. Eastern Region Engineering and Manufacturing Branch letter of December 6, 1965, addresses the showing of equivalent safety with regard to CAR 3.682, 3.771, and 3.772. For S/N 31-8012001 through 31-8312019, also FAR 36 as amended by Amendments 1 through 6, effective January 24, 1977, and FAR 23.1419 as amended by Amendment 23-14, effective December 20, 1973, for ice protection. · MTOW 2,948 kg · 7 passengers · 2 Lycoming TIO-540-A1A, TIO-540-A1B, TIO-540-A2A, or TIO-540-A2B (Applicable to S/N 31-2 through 31-659 and S/N 31-661 through 31-751); or 2 Lycoming TIO-540-A2B (Applicable to S/N 31-660 with nacelle wing lockers only); or 2 Lycoming TIO-540-A2C (Applicable to S/N 31-712 through S/N 31-751 with nacelle wing lockers only and S/N 31-752 through S/N 31-8312019) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
PA-31-300 FAA A20SO
approved Jun 12, 1967 · CAR 3 effective May 15, 1956, through Amendment 3-8, effective December 18, 1962; and FAR 23.205, 23.1545, 23.1563 and 23.1585 as amended by Amendment 23-3, effective November 11, 1965; and FAR 23.1557(c)as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. Eastern Region Engineering and Manufacturing Branch letter of December 6, 1965, addresses the showing of equivalent safety with regard to CAR 3.682, 3.771, and 3.772. · MTOW 2,722 kg · 7 passengers · 2 Lycoming IO-540-M1A5 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
PA-31-350 FAA A20SO
approved May 3, 1972 · CAR 3 effective May 15, 1956, through Amendment 3-8, effective December 18, 1962; and FAR 23.205, 23.1545, 23.1563 and 23.1585 as amended by Amendment 23-3, effective November 11, 1965; and FAR 23.1557(c)as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. Eastern Region Engineering and Manufacturing Branch letter of December 6, 1965, addresses the showing of equivalent safety with regard to CAR 3.682, 3.771, and 3.772. Additionally, FAR 23.75(a), 23.77, 23.145, 23.161, 23.175(d), and 23.1527 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. For S/N 31-8052001 through 31-8553002, also FAR 36 as amended by Amendments 1 through 6, effective January 24, 1977, and FAR 23.1419 as amended by Amendment 23-14, effective December 20, 1973, for ice protection. · MTOW 3,175 kg · 9 passengers · 1 Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD (Chieftain, S/N 31-5001 through 31-5004 and 31-7305005 through 31-8452024) 1 Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD (Chieftain, S/N 31-5001 through 31-5004 and 31-7305005 through 31-8452024) 1 Lycoming TIO 540-J2B (T1020, S/N 31-8253001 through 31-8553002) 1 Lycoming LTIO-540-J2B (T1020, S/N 31-8253001 through 31-8553002) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
PA-31-325 FAA A20SO
approved May 31, 1974 · CAR 3 effective May 15, 1956, through Amendment 3-8, effective December 18, 1962; and FAR 23.205, 23.1545, 23.1563 and 23.1585 as amended by Amendment 23-3, effective November 11, 1965; and FAR 23.1557(c)as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. Eastern Region Engineering and Manufacturing Branch letter of December 6, 1965, addresses the showing of equivalent safety with regard to CAR 3.682, 3.771, and 3.772. Additionally, FAR 23.75(a), 23.77(a), 23.145, 23.161, 23.175(a), 23.175(b), 23.175(c), 23.175(d), and 23.1527 as amended by Amendment 23-7, effective September 14, 1969. For S/N 31-8012001 through 31-8312019, also FAR 36 as amended by Amendments 1 through 6, effective January 24, 1977, and FAR 23.1419 as amended by Amendment 23-14, effective December 20, 1973, for ice protection. · MTOW 2,948 kg · 7 passengers · 1 Lycoming TIO-540-F2BD 1 Lycoming LTIO-540 F2BD · 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 PA-31 manuals and documents

The 16 most useful of 34 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.

Flying
Overhaul cost over hours to overhaul
Fixed
Databases, subscriptions, cleaning
Buying
The median of 22 US-dollar asking prices for this model: replace it with your offer.
Borrowed: $217,600
A year at these figures
$47,806
A month
$3,984
A flight hour, all in
$478
Flying (fuel and reserve)
$10,300
Fixed
$13,300
Loan
$24,206

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.