PC-12 NG G-GEFF, a 2012 aircraft, photographed in August 2023. · Photo: simon butler, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilatus · Turboprop
PC-12 NG (/47E)
Fourth version of the PC-12, built 2008–2020 between the PC-12/47 and the PC-12 NGX.
The PC-12 NG carries six to eight people or bulky cargo from short or grass strips, flies about 1,600 nm with four aboard, and needs only one pilot. The trade-offs are a 280-kt top speed and asks of $3M to $5.1M.
Buy it if
You fly two to six people on 200–1,200 nm trips, use short, high or unpaved runways, carry bikes, dogs or cargo, and want one-pilot operation, with the option to fly it yourself after proper training.
Skip it if
Your trips are mostly over 1,000 nm and speed matters, your passengers insist on two engines or a jet, or you want a lower cabin altitude than the 10,000 ft this cabin reaches at its 30,000 ft ceiling.
Biggest compromise
Speed. Top cruise is about 280 kt, roughly 150 kt slower than most light jets, so Dallas to Teterboro takes over five hours.
The numbers that matter
Purchase price
$4.42M
typical asking · $3M–$5.1M
What it costs per year
$524K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,830 nm
1,309–1,622 nm with passengers
How fast
280 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
6
6 typical, up to 9
Pilots needed
1
Certified for one pilot, with no type rating required in the US; many owners fly it themselves.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
$4,425,000
Where asking prices sit
Low
$3M
Typical
$4.42M
High
$5.1M
Most asking prices fall inside this band.
Other sites
Priced vs call
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Ten of 31 listed aircraft show prices, from $2.995M for a high-time charter aircraft to $5.1M. Aircraft Bluebook's spring 2025 values ran $3.95M to $5.75M.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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PC-12 NG (/47E) · This aircraft
$4.42M
Sits between the TBM 930 and the PC-12 NGX.
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, airframe maintenance, engine program or reserve and propeller, landing fees and trip costs rise 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
- One professional pilot$89,65217%
- Recurrent training$13,3993%
- Hangar$25,0465%
- Insurance$31,7146%
- Charts, databases and weather$4,0121%
- Fuel$170,10032%
- Airframe maintenance$78,75015%
- Engine program or reserve$73,05014%
- Propeller, landing fees and trip costs$37,8007%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 32% of the total.
The JetGrade
79 out of 100 — Clearly above its class
Peer group: Beechcraft King Air C90GTx, Beechcraft King Air B200GT, Daher TBM 930, Piper M600
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on airport access, weakest on speed & trip time.
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
Fuel stop likely
Out of reach
5 of 8 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.3 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 3.0 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · High-elevation airport; well suited to this aircraft
- 3.5 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm
- 4.0 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm
- 5.3 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Long leg; strong headwinds can force a stop
- 6.3 hr
Teterboro → San Juan
1,410 nm · Usually flown via Florida and the Bahamas
- 9.2 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Needs one stop, typically mid-continent
Los Angeles → Honolulu
2,215 nm · Beyond range, with no fuel stop en route
Lineage
What came before and after
2008–2020
PC-12 NG
Stronger engine, Honeywell glass cockpit and about 10 kt more speed.
2025 on
PC-12 PRO
Garmin cockpit with automatic emergency landing capability.
What changed from the PC-12/47
- PT6A-67P engine with about 15% more power in reserve, holding performance better at altitude and heat.
- Honeywell Primus Apex cockpit with four large screens replaces the older Bendix/King displays.
- Digital automatic pressurization with two-zone temperature control, plus dual generators and batteries.
- New executive interior styled by BMW DesignworksUSA.
- Top cruise rises to about 280 kt, roughly 10 kt faster than the PC-12/47.
- From 2016, a five-blade composite propeller adds about 5 kt and reduces cabin noise.
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
PC-12 NG (/47E)
- JetGrade
- 79
- Price
- $4.42M
- Cost per year
- $524K
- Range
- 1,830 nm
- Speed
- 280 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 16′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2008–2020
← Before
- JetGrade
- 79
- Price
- $3M–$4.25M guide
- Cost per year
- $524K
- Range
- 1,660 nm
- Speed
- 265 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 16′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2006–2008
After →
- 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
- 71
- Price
- $3.44M–$3.91M guide
- Cost per year
- $600K
- Range
- 1,730 nm
- Speed
- 330 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 13′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2016–2019
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 74
- Price
- $1.85M
- Cost per year
- $827K
- Range
- 1,580 nm
- Speed
- 291 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 16′ 8″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 1981–2009
- Pilatus PC-12 NGX instead: About 10 kt faster, with single-lever digital engine control, larger windows and a longer engine overhaul interval, at noticeably higher prices.
- Daher TBM 930 instead: Much faster for up to four passengers, but with a smaller cabin, no enclosed lavatory and far less room for cargo.
- Beechcraft King Air B200 instead: A similar-size cabin with two engines for buyers who want twin-engine redundancy, at the cost of a second engine to fuel and maintain.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P · 1,200 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- 300-hour / annual inspection · 300 hr
- Gear actuator directive checks · 300 hr
- 1,200-hour / 12-month option · 1,200 hr
- Engine overhaul · 3,500 hr
- Five-blade propeller overhaul · 4,000 hr
- 10-year inspection every 120 months
Pratt & Whitney Canada's Eagle Service Plan, JSSI and the Engine Assurance Program cover this engine; one 2026 listing quotes JSSI at $295 per hour.
Known issues
Engine overhaul exposure
The PT6A-67P overhauls at 3,500 hours; aircraft near that point without engine program coverage face a six-figure bill.
Landing gear actuator corrosion
A 2023 directive requires rework or replacement of corroded gear actuators on many NGs; replacement runs about $16,000.
Main gear fitting inspections
Repeat eddy-current inspections of main gear yoke fittings apply across the PC-12 fleet after cracking was found.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 9 checked
Pilatus's authorized service centers (24 in the US on the owners' association's 2017 list) and Pratt & Whitney Canada's worldwide PT6 network support the aircraft and engine.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- A 53 by 52 in cargo door and 330 cu ft cabin take bikes, skis, dogs and freight most light jets cannot.
- Clears a 50 ft obstacle about 2,650 ft after starting its takeoff roll and is approved for grass and unpaved strips.
- About 1,600 nm with four passengers, and about 1,000 lb of payload even with full tanks.
Limitations
- Top cruise of about 280 kt (285 kt on 2016 and later aircraft) turns 1,000 nm trips into four-hour flights.
- The cabin is 4 ft 10 in tall and reaches about 10,000 ft cabin altitude at the 30,000 ft ceiling.
- An engine near its 3,500-hour overhaul carries a six-figure bill, so engine hours and program coverage drive price.
The PC-12 NG is the fourth version of Pilatus's single-engine turboprop, built from 2008 into 2020 between the PC-12/47 and the PC-12 NGX. Pilatus kept the proven airframe, a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine, a large aft cargo door and room for up to nine passengers, then added a stronger PT6A-67P engine and a Honeywell Primus Apex cockpit with four large screens. About 940 were built, and 2016 and later aircraft received a quieter five-blade composite propeller that raised top cruise from about 280 kt to 285 kt.
Pilot's take
Pilots describe the PC-12 NG as a stable, forgiving airplane with docile low-speed handling and a big-airplane feel on approach. The Apex cockpit brings synthetic vision, dual flight management systems and coupled vertical navigation, which cuts single-pilot workload once learned. The PT6A-67P rewards careful engine handling: the power lever is not a digital single-lever system, so temperature and torque limits are the pilot's job. Weight and balance deserve respect because the cabin can easily be loaded past its limits. Recurrent simulator training and disciplined weather decisions matter more here than in most aircraft this size.
Who this is for
Owners, families and small companies flying 200 to 1,200 nm trips from short or rural airports, who value a big cargo door, one-pilot operation and strong resale more than speed. Charter and utility operators use it widely too.
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