PC-12 NGX LX-FLH, a 2020 aircraft, photographed at Bordeaux in January 2021. · Photo: Dylan Agbagni, CC0 1.0, via Flickr
Pilatus · Turboprop
PC-12 NGX
Fifth version of the PC-12, built 2020–2025 between the PC-12 NG and the PC-12 PRO.
The PC-12 NGX keeps the cargo door, big cabin and short-field ability that made the PC-12 the default utility single, and adds a digital single-lever engine, a quieter cabin and a 5,000-hour overhaul interval. The costs are near-new prices and a 290 kt top speed.
Buy it if
You fly two to six people on 200–1,300 nm trips from short, high or unpaved runways, carry bikes, dogs or cargo, and want the newest engine and cockpit in a one-pilot aircraft.
Skip it if
Your trips are mostly over 1,000 nm and speed matters, your passengers want two engines or a jet, you need a stand-up cabin, or a well-kept PC-12 NG at a lower price would do the same job.
Biggest compromise
Speed for the money. Top cruise is 290 kt and typical cruise is closer to 280 kt, about 150 kt slower than most light jets, so Dallas to Teterboro takes about five hours.
The numbers that matter
Purchase price
$7.39M
typical asking · $6.97M–$7.5M
What it costs per year
$608K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,889 nm
1,568–1,803 nm with passengers
How fast
290 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
6
6 typical (6 to 9 by interior)
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
$7,395,000
Where asking prices sit
Low
$6.97M
Typical
$7.39M
High
$7.5M
Most asking prices fall inside this band.
Other sites
Priced vs call
with a price / call for price
Only three of 20 listed NGXs show an active price, from $6.975M to $7.5M. JETNET's panel on AvBuyer shows asks of $6.7M to $7.75M.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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PC-12 NGX · This aircraft
$7.39M
The most expensive here; the TBM 960 is the next step down.
For sale now
1 on TheJetGrade marketplace
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 and propeller, landing fees and trip costs rise as you fly more. One professional pilot, recurrent training, hangar, insurance and databases, charts and weather stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- One professional pilot$137,96023%
- Recurrent training$13,4492%
- Hangar$31,6645%
- Insurance$31,7145%
- Databases, charts and weather$9,5062%
- Fuel$169,12828%
- Airframe maintenance$100,39517%
- Engine program$58,99510%
- Propeller, landing fees and trip costs$54,9009%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 28% of the total.
The JetGrade
80 out of 100 — Clearly above its class
Peer group: Pilatus PC-12 NG, Daher TBM 960, Beechcraft King Air 260, Beechcraft King Air C90GTx, Piper M600 SLS
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 2026-10-29.
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
- 1.2 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop, well within range
- 2.7 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · High-elevation airport; well suited to this aircraft
- 3.2 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm
- 3.7 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm
- 4.9 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Comfortable margin with four passengers
- 5.8 hr
Teterboro → San Juan
1,410 nm · Usually flown via Florida or the Bahamas
- 8.6 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
2020–2025
PC-12 NGX
Digital single-lever engine, new cockpit software and larger windows.
2025 on
PC-12 PRO
Garmin cockpit with automatic emergency landing capability.
What changed from the PC-12 NG
- PT6E-67XP with full digital engine and propeller control, one power lever and automatic starts.
- About 10% more cruise power and a 5,000-hour overhaul interval, up from 3,500 hours.
- Honeywell-based cockpit with touchscreen control, autothrottle, emergency descent mode and bank-angle protection.
- Windows 10% larger, fully reclining seats, more headroom and a quieter air system.
- A low-speed propeller mode cuts cabin noise; fuel no longer needs an anti-icing additive.
- Top cruise rises to 290 kt and airframe inspections stretch to every 600 hours.
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 NGX
- 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
← Before
- 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
After →
PC-12 PRO
Not yet graded
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 69
- Cost per year
- $780K
- Range
- 1,720 nm
- Speed
- 310 kt
- Seats
- 7
- Cabin length
- 16′ 8″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2021–now
- Pilatus PC-12 NG instead: Same cabin, cargo door and short-field ability for less money, with an older engine control, Apex cockpit and a shorter 3,500-hour overhaul interval.
- Daher TBM 960 instead: About 40 kt faster with a similar digital single-lever engine, but a much smaller cabin, no enclosed lavatory and far less room for cargo.
- Beechcraft King Air 260 instead: Two engines and a similar-size cabin for buyers who want twin-engine redundancy, at a higher yearly operating cost.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-67XP · 1,200 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- 600-hour / annual inspection · 600 hr
- Five-blade propeller overhaul · 4,000 hr
- Engine overhaul · 5,000 hr
- 24-month inspection every 24 months
New NGXs were delivered on Pratt & Whitney Canada's ESP Platinum plan, about $197 per engine hour in 2026; the hot section is inspected on condition.
Known issues
Early engine bleed valve fix
Early PT6E-67XP engines could fail to reach full power from contaminated bleed valves; a 2023 directive requires parts costing up to about $36,000.
Stall warning software update
A 2026 directive requires a cockpit software update on NGXs through about serial 2476 after the stall-protection system engaged when it should not.
Engine start temperature masking
A weak battery during start can blank the avionics and hide an engine over-temperature; a 2026 directive adds a revised start procedure.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 9 checked
Pilatus lists about 25 authorized service centers in the US and 66 worldwide, backed by Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6 network and engine, airframe and avionics plans.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Pilatus quotes 1,803 nm with four passengers and 1,568 nm with all six executive seats full.
- A 53 by 52 in cargo door, flat floor and 330 cu ft cabin swallow bikes, skis, dogs and freight.
- Clears a 50 ft obstacle in 2,485 ft at sea level and is approved for grass and unprepared strips.
Limitations
- Top cruise of 290 kt, about 280 kt in typical use, 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.
- Used asks of about $7M to $7.5M exceed the roughly $5.4M an equipped NGX cost new in 2020.
The PC-12 NGX is the fifth version of Pilatus's single-engine turboprop, built from 2020 until the Garmin-equipped PC-12 PRO replaced it in late 2025. It keeps the proven airframe, aft cargo door and room for up to nine passengers, but swaps in a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-67XP engine with full digital engine and propeller control. One power lever replaces three, starts are automatic, and a quieter low-speed propeller mode cuts cabin noise. Pilatus delivered 96 NGXs in 2024 alone.
Pilot's take
Pilots describe the NGX as a PC-12 with the busywork removed. The single power lever, automatic start and digital engine control take away hot-start and over-torque risks, and where fitted, the autothrottle manages power from climb to approach. The Honeywell-based cockpit adds an emergency descent mode, bank-angle protection and runway alerts. It still flies like a PC-12: stable, docile at low speed and heavy on approach. Steering on the ground takes practice because the nosewheel sits far forward, and the stick pusher can surprise a pilot who pulls back hard after it fires. Weight and balance still deserve care.
Who this is for
Owners, families and companies flying 200 to 1,300 nm trips from short or rural airports who want the latest PC-12, value a big cargo door, one-pilot operation and strong resale, and accept turboprop speed.
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