Robinson R66
105 for sale, 22 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Robinson R66 ask?
$1,250,000 is the median of 22 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $1,058,174–$1,456,000.
105 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Robinson R66 fly?
The R66’s book range is 640 nm, about 3 h 19 min at 193 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Robinson R66 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. 2026–2028: 23 for sale, 7 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | — | $680,000–$1,057,565 |
| 2013 | 12 | 4 | — | $875,000–$1,100,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | — | $740,000–$780,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | — | $1,060,000–$1,060,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | — | $1,250,000–$1,350,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | — | $1,250,000–$1,250,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | — | $1,784,280–$1,784,280 |
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | — | $1,781,880–$1,781,880 |
| 2027 | 10 | 6 | $1,457,750 | $1,359,000–$1,563,500 |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- R66640 nm · 193 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Robinson R66 in brief
The Robinson R66 is a five-seat turbine helicopter with a Rolls-Royce RR300 engine, Robinson’s step up from the piston R44.
It is flown privately and in commercial work such as tours, training and utility, and comes in versions such as the float-equipped Marine and the newer NxG.
105 Robinson R66 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2011–2027.
The middle half were built 2013–2026.
How the Robinson R66 performs
The turbine gives the R66 better performance on hot days and at altitude than the piston R44, and it carries more, while keeping a relatively simple design and running cost for a turbine.
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 193 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 640 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Robinson R66
Like other Robinsons, the R66 has a manufacturer’s overhaul at a set time or age, so the time left before it shapes what one asks.
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $1,058,174–$1,456,000, around a median of $1,250,000, from 22 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 318–1,598 hours, from 35 listings.
Before an offer, check
- Time and calendar life left before the manufacturer’s overhaul.
- Engine trend data and the history of the RR300.
- Any Robinson safety notices and service bulletins, and how each was closed.
- 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.
Written by Sprinkle’s editors, reviewed Oct 29, 2026. Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Robinson R66
- Manufacturer
- Robinson
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: R66
- Passengers, at most
- 6
- 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.
- 640 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 193 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.
- 2,400 kg (5,291 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 Robinson R66 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 1,735
- Median age
- 8 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 42
- Most built in the
- 2010s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Robinson R66 type certificates
- R66 FAA R00015LA
- approved Oct 25, 2010 · 14 CFR Part 27, dated February 1, 1965, as amended by Amendment 27-1 through Amendment 27-44. · MTOW 1,225 kg · 4 passengers · One Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1, Type Certificate number E4CE · 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.
Robinson R66 manuals and documents
- Emergency Checklist R66 – Heli Academy V1.0 2025-09 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2025 · 10 pages
- Flight Standardization Board Report (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2025 · 13 pages
- R66 Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2023
- R66 Pilot's Operating Handbook And Faa Approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2023 · 316 pages
- Robinson Model R66 Section 9 FATA Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2020
- R66 Maintenance Manual And Instructions For Continued Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2017 · 704 pages
- NORMAL CHECKLIST R66 Turbine (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2016 · 2 pages
- Section 2 Limitations (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2016 · 14 pages
- Robinson Model R66 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2015 · 224 pages
- Operational Evaluation Board Report (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2014 · 22 pages
- Robinson Maintenance Manual Model R66 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2025 · 76 pages
- Robinson Model R66 Section 4 Normal Procedures (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2021 · 20 pages
- R66 Pilot’s Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2017 · 262 pages
- Robinson R66 Flight Review (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2011 · 1 pages
- Robinson R66 Helicopter Pilot Course (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2010 · 157 pages
- Emergency Procedures (PDF, opens in a new tab)Emergency procedures · 2020 · 12 pages
The 16 most useful of 45 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
- $9,270
- A flight hour, all in
- $1,112
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $0
- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $111,241
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure: 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.







