How we price a listing

Airplanes for sale now

We compare against the same model, within a few years of yours. A wider window mixes in different airplanes, and the newer ones ask more.

Our 1960 Bonanza, on October 2, 2026: 31 Bonanzas from 1957 to 1963 were for sale. The middle half asked $85,000 to $155,000. The median was $114,900.

Ours asks $104,900. Its listing carries a gear-up landing in 2019, repaired and returned to service.

Airplanes that sold

Sale prices are not public. The FAA registry shows when an airplane changes owner. When one we were tracking changes hands, we record its last asking price and how long it was listed.

A last asking price is not a sale price. It is the closest public number to one.

What moves the number

Engine time since overhaul. Damage history. Avionics and autopilot. Paint and interior. Annual status. Complete logbooks.

Each one is stated on the listing, so a buyer can see why the price sits where it does.

Time on the market

Of those 31 Bonanzas, 9 had cut their price since we started tracking them. The typical one had been listed 97 days.

You set the price

We recommend an asking price and show the comparables behind it. You decide. If the market moves while it is listed, we tell you.

Every listing shows its price

No "call for price." The asking price is on the listing and everywhere we post it.

Market reports

Each month we publish market reports for singles and twins, from the Cessna 182 and Bonanza to the Baron and Cessna 421: how many are for sale, what they ask, how long they sit. They are on our market reports page, Facebook and Instagram.

What happens next

Send the tail number. We pull the FAA record, run the comparables and damage history, and send what we think it will bring, usually within a business day.

What to have ready: Before you list your airplane.