SR22T cost of ownership
What does it cost to own and operate the Cirrus Aircraft SR22T? The calculator below estimates annual cost and fully-burdened cost per flight hour, pre-filled with assumptions typical for its class and fully editable to your operation.
- Class
- Piston Singles
- Engines
- 1 × Piston
- Seats
- 4
- Max range
- 1,021 nm
Your assumptions
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Where the money goes (annual)
- Other$1,387,293
- Maintenance$520,000
- Fuel$480,000
- Crew$280,000
- Insurance$90,000
The complete ownership & ROI analysis
The figures above are indicative. The complete model — built on verified data and current market pricing for a specific aircraft, and extended to financing, charter economics, a five-year projection and full ROI, NPV and IRR analysis — is prepared for our members and partners.
5-year ROI projection
Year-by-year cash flow, equity & ROI
Financing & amortization
Down payment, interest, balance owed, true cost of debt
Charter revenue & break-even
Utilisation, occupancy, break-even hours
NPV / IRR + client-ready PDF
Discounted returns and an exportable report
An account shows cost per flight hour and annual cost. Membership adds the five-year ROI, financing, charter economics, NPV/IRR and report exports.
These figures are indicative — class-typical starting values for the SR22T, not its price or a quotation. A precise, data-backed analysis with current market pricing is available through a HangarMart membership on the SR22T page, or prepared with our advisors.
About the SR22T
The Cirrus SR22T is the turbocharged flagship of the SR22 family, the best-selling piston aircraft in the world for two decades and the aircraft that effectively defined the modern owner-pilot category. It combines near-turbine cruise performance with a level of automation, comfort and safety engineering that reshaped expectations for high-performance singles.
Its turbo-normalised Continental engine delivers a cruise around 213 knots while staying high enough to clear weather and use favourable winds, and the Cirrus Perspective+ flight deck by Garmin brings large-format displays, envelope protection and jet-like automation. The defining feature is the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) — a whole-aircraft parachute credited with saving well over 200 lives — which fundamentally changes how owner-pilots and their families think about risk in a single-engine aircraft.
The SR22T suits the owner-pilot who wants speed, modern avionics and a strong safety case, and who will commit to the structured recurrent training the aircraft deserves. Fuel is the main running-cost variable and the aircraft burns avgas, so buyers in regions where avgas supply or price is a constraint should weigh that carefully against a diesel or turbine alternative. For the classic owner-flown business and personal mission, however, the SR22T remains the benchmark the rest of the category is measured against.
SR22T cost of ownership: FAQs
How much does it cost to own a SR22T?
Total cost of ownership for the SR22T depends mostly on how much you fly it. The largest drivers are crew, the engine/maintenance program, fuel, insurance and hangarage. Enter your own annual hours in the calculator above for an estimated annual cost and a fully-burdened cost per flight hour, then talk to our advisors for a precise model built on current market data.
What is the SR22T's operating cost per flight hour?
Hourly cost is driven by fuel burn, engine and airframe maintenance programs, and reserves. As a piston singles with piston powerplant, the SR22T sits in that class's cost band — variable (hourly) costs rise with utilisation while fixed costs are spread across more hours. Use the calculator to see the cost per hour at your expected annual hours.
What are the biggest costs of owning a SR22T?
Ownership costs split into fixed costs that you pay regardless of flying (crew salaries, insurance, hangar, management and scheduled maintenance reserves) and variable costs that scale with hours flown (fuel, engine-program charges and maintenance). For a piston singles like the SR22T, crew and the engine program are typically among the largest line items.
Is it cheaper to charter or to own a SR22T?
At low or variable annual utilisation, chartering or leasing is usually more economical because you avoid the fixed costs of ownership; above a breakeven level of annual hours, owning the SR22T tends to win. Model your hours in the calculator, then compare against our charter and leasing options to find your breakeven.
Are these SR22T cost figures exact?
No — the defaults are indicative, class-typical starting values, not the price of the SR22T or a quotation. They are there so the estimate is sensible for the aircraft's class; adjust every input to your operation. A precise, data-backed ownership model with current market pricing is available through our acquisition advisory team.
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