Zenair CH 801
1 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Zenair CH 801 ask?
Not published
1 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Zenair CH 801 fly?
Across its 2 catalog variants, book ranges run 630–630 nm; the 801 flies furthest, about 6 h 51 min at 92 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Zenair CH 801 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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Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- 801630 nm · 92 kt cruise · low confidence
- STOL CH801630 nm · 92 kt cruise · low confidence
The Zenair CH 801 in brief
1 Zenair CH 801 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2021.
How the Zenair CH 801 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 92 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 630 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 4 passengers.
Buying a Zenair CH 801
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 Zenair CH 801
- Manufacturer
- Zenair
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 2: 801, STOL CH801
- Passengers, at most
- 4
- 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.
- 630 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 92 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 16,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- Not published
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Zenair CH 801 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 84
- Median age
- 19 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 2
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
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.
