Pilatus Aircraft PC-24
The PC-24 is the only business jet certified for unpaved runways, combining a cargo door, a flat-floor cabin larger than most light jets and single-pilot operation. Pilatus delivered a record 51 in 2024 and introduced an upgraded version with 2,000 nm range and higher payload, keeping demand strong from owner-pilots, charter fleets and air-ambulance operators.
In short: The Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 is a Light Jet with a range of 2,000 nm, a cruise speed of 440 knots and room for 6 passengers. It lists at about $12.5M new and costs roughly $1,900 an hour to operate (estimate).
2,000 nm
Range
440 kts
Max cruise
6–10
Passengers
$12.5M
New price
Highlights
- Certified for unpaved and short runways
- Standard cargo door and flat-floor cabin
- Single-pilot Swiss engineering
Performance
- Range
- 2,000 nm
- Max cruise
- 440 kts
- Max Mach
- 0.74
- Max altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 3,090 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,410 ft
- MTOW
- 18,740 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Williams FJ44-4A-QPM
- Thrust per engine
- 3,420 lbf
- Fuel burn
- 165 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Pilatus ACE (Honeywell Primus Epic 2.0)
Cabin
- Passengers
- 6 / 10
- Cabin length
- 23 ft
- Cabin width
- 5.6 ft
- Cabin height
- 5.1 ft
- Cabin volume
- 501 cu ft
- Baggage
- 90 cu ft
- Cabin altitude at ceiling
- 8,000 ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $12.5M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,900
- Fixed cost / yr
- $600,000
- First delivery
- 2018
- Units built
- 350
- Pre-owned range
- $8.5M – $11.5M
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
- 55.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 55.8 ft
- Height
- 17.3 ft
- Max payload
- 3,100 lb
- Max fuel
- 5,964 lb
Programme milestones
- 2013-05-21Announced · Unveiled at EBACE, Geneva en.wikipedia.org
- 2015-05-11First flight · First flight of prototype P01, Buochs en.wikipedia.org
- 2017-12-07Certification · EASA and FAA type certification (same day) en.wikipedia.org
- 2018-02-07First delivery · First customer delivery, to PlaneSense en.wikipedia.org
- 2020-02Milestone · Approved for unpaved (grass, gravel, snow) runway operations en.wikipedia.org
Sources (6)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$8.5M – $11.5M
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: 47% ≈ $5.9M
Compare with similar private jets
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PC-24: price, yearly budget and the offered cabin
The standard cargo door is useful for bulky luggage. Confirm the item dimensions, restraint arrangements and actual passenger layout; cargo capability does not itself approve a proposed flight.
Annual cash operating budget
| Hours per year | Total operating budget | Average per hour | Fixed | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | $790,000 | $7,900 | $600,000 | $190,000 |
| 200 | $980,000 | $4,900 | $600,000 | $380,000 |
| 400 | $1,360,000 | $3,400 | $600,000 | $760,000 |
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Editorial estimates, converted to the page currency. Operating budget = fixed + variable × hours. These are not charter quotes.
Three different prices
An acquisition estimate buys the asset. Variable hourly cost pays for flying it. A charter proposal buys a particular journey and may include positioning and other charges. Compare each against the same type of cost, not against one another.
What the annual budget includes
These figures use this aircraft record’s fixed and variable editorial estimates. They show cash operating costs at three utilisation levels, excluding acquisition, depreciation, financing or capital charges, taxes and extraordinary work. Missing inputs stay unavailable.
Guide updated 2026-10-23 · Manufacturer reference · JetAtlas methodology
Sources and credits
- Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 · Hugo LUC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons