

Piaggio Aerospace P.180 Avanti II
The Avanti II, first delivered in 2005, updated Piaggio's three-lifting-surface pusher turboprop with PT6A-66B engines that hold their 850 shp rating to higher altitudes and a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck. It cruises at about 400 knots and maintains a 6,600 ft cabin at FL410, and 129 were built before the Avanti EVO replaced it in 2014.
In short: The Piaggio Aerospace P.180 Avanti II is a Turboprop with a range of 1,470 nm, a cruise speed of 400 knots and room for 7 passengers. It lists at about $7.2M new and costs roughly $1,150 an hour to operate (estimate).
Highlights
- Three-lifting-surface layout with pusher propellers
- About 400 kt cruise and 41,000 ft ceiling
- 6,600 ft cabin altitude at FL410
Performance
- Range
- 1,470 nm
- Max cruise
- 400 kts
- Max altitude
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,500 ft
- Landing distance
- Not published
- MTOW
- 12,100 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
- Power per engine
- 850 shp
- Fuel burn
- 100 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
Cabin
- Passengers
- 7 / 9
- Cabin length
- 14.9 ft
- Cabin width
- 6.1 ft
- Cabin height
- 5.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- 393 cu ft
- Baggage
- Not published
- Cabin altitude at ceiling
- 6,600 ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $7.2M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,150
- Fixed cost / yr
- $450,000
- First delivery
- 2005
- Out of production
- 2014
- Units built
- 129
- Pre-owned range
- $2.1M – $4.7M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 47.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 46 ft
- Height
- 13.1 ft
- Max fuel
- 2,802 lb
Programme milestones
- 2005Certification · EASA certification businessairnews.com
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$2.1M – $4.7M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 62% ≈ $4.5M
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