Daher Kodiak 900 N9035C, photographed in 2022. · Photo: Lestocq via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Daher · Turboprop
Kodiak 900
The largest and fastest Kodiak, a stretched derivative built alongside the Kodiak 100 Series III.
The Kodiak 900 keeps the Kodiak's short-field manners and utility cabin but cruises about 35 kt faster, at 210 kt. It suits owner-pilots hauling people and gear into small airports. The catches are an unpressurized cabin and a new-aircraft price near $4.4M.
Buy it if
You or a hired pilot fly 200–900 nm trips, carry bikes, skis, dogs or cargo through a 49-inch rear door, use short runways, and are happy cruising below 12,500 ft or wearing oxygen.
Skip it if
Your passengers expect a pressurized cabin or jet speed, your trips regularly run over 900 nm, or you want a long used-market track record before committing about $4.4M.
Biggest compromise
No pressurization. Above 12,500 ft the pilot needs oxygen, and above 15,000 ft everyone does, so most trips stay low.
The numbers that matter
What it costs per year
$303K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,129 nm
About 1,130 nm at economy cruise; four passengers fit with full fuel
How fast
210 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
6
6 typical; 10 seats maximum
Pilots needed
1
Flown by one pilot, with no type rating required in the US; many owners fly it themselves.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
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Other sites
Priced vs call
with a price / call for price
Only one of six listed aircraft shows a price, about $4.38M for a 2026 aircraft. Guardian Jet's market page shows asks of $4.10M to $4.38M.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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For sale now
None listed right now
Cost to own
What it costs per year to run
300hours / year
Per year
Per flight hour
Estimate — your operator will quote actual numbers.
Fuel rises as you fly more. One professional pilot, recurrent training, hangar, insurance and charts, databases and weather stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
Partial estimate- One professional pilot$89,65230%
- Recurrent training$13,3994%
- Hangar$25,0468%
- Insurance$35,42512%
- Charts, databases and weather$4,0121%
- Fuel$135,72045%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 45% of the total.
The JetGrade
70 out of 100 — Typical for its class
Peer group: Daher Kodiak 100 Series III, Cessna Grand Caravan EX, Cessna Caravan 208, Pilatus PC-12 NGX
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on airport access, weakest on value & resale.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-09-30.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
3 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.5 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 3.5 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Oxygen needed at mountain-crossing altitudes
- 4.2 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm · Nonstop with four aboard and full fuel
- 5.5 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm · Nonstop only at reduced power in light winds
- 6.5 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Needs one stop, typically mid-route
- 11.1 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Needs two stops across the country
Lineage
What came before and after
2022–present
Kodiak 900
Stretched 3.9 ft, 900 shp engine and 210-kt cruise.
What changed from the Kodiak 100 Series III
- A 900 shp PT6A-140A replaces the PT6A-34, with a 4,000-hour overhaul interval.
- Fuselage stretched 3.9 ft, adding a fifth window each side and about 20% more cabin volume.
- Faired cargo pod, wheels and flap tracks help lift cruise to 210 kt, about 35 kt faster.
- Maximum takeoff weight rises to 8,000 lb from 7,255 lb; useful load reaches 3,630 lb.
- Five-blade composite propeller, single-point refueling, two-zone climate control and a four-bus electrical system.
- Main gear moved aft; the aircraft sits 5 in higher on smaller, higher-pressure tires.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Cabin length
Width
Height
Compare
How it stacks up
This aircraft
Kodiak 900
- JetGrade
- 70
- Cost per year
- $303K
- Range
- 1,129 nm
- Speed
- 210 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 18′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2022–now
← Before
- JetGrade
- 70
- Cost per year
- $185K
- Range
- 1,132 nm
- Speed
- 174 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 15′ 10″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2021–now
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 80
- Price
- $7.39M
- Cost per year
- $608K
- Range
- 1,889 nm
- Speed
- 290 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 16′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2020–2025
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 77
- Price
- $2.65M
- Cost per year
- $467K
- Range
- 912 nm
- Speed
- 185 kt
- Seats
- 8
- Cabin length
- 16′ 9″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2013–now
- Daher Kodiak 100 Series III instead: The same Kodiak recipe in a shorter cabin with the smaller PT6A-34 engine, about 35 kt slower and roughly $500,000 cheaper new.
- Pilatus PC-12 NGX instead: Pressurized, faster and longer-range, for buyers who fly high and far with passengers and can pay considerably more.
- Cessna Grand Caravan EX instead: A bigger, slower utility single with a very large support network and used market, suited to cargo and many-seat operations.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140A · 900 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- Engine hot section inspection · 2,000 hr
- Engine overhaul · 4,000 hr
- Annual inspection every 12 months
New aircraft have come with a Pratt & Whitney Canada engine warranty; ask about hourly engine program enrollment and whether it transfers.
Known issues
Unpressurized cabin
Flying above 12,500 ft requires oxygen, so an oxygen system and passenger masks or cannulas matter on mountain trips.
Very young fleet
About 29 had been delivered by mid-2026, so long-term reliability, maintenance costs and resale values are still unproven.
Engine overhaul planning
Plan for the hot section inspection at 2,000 hours and overhaul at 4,000 hours, especially at high utilization.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 10 checked
Daher builds and supports the Kodiak from Sandpoint, Idaho, with dealers such as Rheinland Air Service in Europe, and Pratt & Whitney Canada supports the PT6A engine worldwide.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Cruises at 210 kt, about 35 kt faster than the Kodiak 100, on roughly 58 gallons an hour.
- Needs only about 1,015 ft of ground roll to take off and about 1,460 ft to land at sea level.
- A 227-inch cabin, 49-inch square rear door and standard belly pod; 1,430 lb payload, pilot included, with full fuel.
Limitations
- Unpressurized, so oxygen is needed above 12,500 ft even though the ceiling is 25,000 ft.
- Maximum range is about 1,130 nm at a slow 156 kt; at 210 kt it drops to about 970 nm.
- Only about 29 had been delivered by mid-2026, so used prices and long-term costs have little history.
The Kodiak 900 is the newest and largest member of Daher's Kodiak family, the rugged single-engine utility turboprop that Quest Aircraft launched as the Kodiak 100. Daher unveiled the 900 at EAA AirVenture in July 2022, days after FAA certification, and deliveries began in 2023. It is built in Sandpoint, Idaho, alongside the Kodiak 100 Series III, which stays in production as the slower, cheaper choice.
Pilot's take
The Kodiak 900 is a Kodiak that finally feels quick. AOPA's pre-production test aircraft showed just over 205 kt at 12,500 ft on about 430 lb of fuel an hour, and the G1000 NXi with the GFC 700 autopilot and its envelope protection makes one-pilot instrument flying manageable. Stall speed stays low, 65 knots in landing configuration, which matters on short strips. The real limits are altitude and weather: without pressurization you plan around oxygen, freezing levels and turbulence, and TKS ice protection, where fitted, is best treated as a way out of ice rather than a reason to stay in it.
Who this is for
Owner-pilots and small operators who fly families, sporting gear or light freight 200 to 900 nm into small airports, and who value a big door, one-pilot operation and a modern Garmin cockpit over pressurization.
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