Aircraft valuation calculator
Estimate what an aircraft is worth today — an indicative market-value range for jets, turboprops, pistons and helicopters, from age, hours and condition. Start with the class-typical example below and adjust every input to your aircraft.
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A precise, defensible valuation
The range above is indicative. A precise, aircraft-specific valuation — built on verified market data and recent comparable transactions, with a five-year residual projection and a client- and lender-ready report — is prepared for our members and partners.
Precise point valuation
Aircraft-specific, on verified market data
Residual-value projection
5-year forward value curve
Comparable transactions
Recent sales of the same type
Downloadable valuation report
Client- and lender-ready PDF
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, based on editable class-typical assumptions — not an appraisal. A precise, aircraft-specific valuation is prepared with our advisors, or available through a HangarMart membership.
What drives an aircraft's value
After the type itself, the biggest levers are age and hours. Aircraft depreciate on a curve — steeper in the early years, then leveling toward a residual floor as the type matures — so a declining-balance estimate against a typical new price is a reasonable first read. Total airframe hours relative to what's normal for the age move it further: a low-time example commands a premium, a high-time one a discount.
Then come the details a precise valuation turns on — engine and maintenance-program enrolment, avionics, interior, damage history and logbook completeness — plus the current market: when good inventory is tight, values firm up. That's why the honest answer is a range, and why the precise figure needs verified, aircraft-specific data.
Next steps
- · Model the running cost — Operating cost calculator.
- · Estimate hull & liability premiums — Insurance cost calculator.
- · See how classes hold value — Aircraft value retention report.
- · Compare candidate aircraft with verified specs — Compare aircraft.
- · Buying? Get an independent read — Acquisition advisory.
- · Selling? Asking price is not market value — Pricing your aircraft to sell, or see how selling works here.
Aircraft valuation FAQs
How much is my aircraft worth?
An aircraft's value is driven mainly by its type, age, total airframe hours, engine/maintenance program status, avionics, damage history and overall condition — set against current market supply and demand. As a starting point, enter your aircraft's category, a typical new price, age, hours and condition above for an indicative value range. Because two aircraft of the same type can differ widely, valuation is always a range rather than a single number — and a precise figure needs verified, aircraft-specific data.
How is the indicative value calculated?
We start from a class-typical new price and apply a transparent depreciation curve for the age (a declining balance toward a residual floor), then adjust for total airframe hours relative to what's typical for that age and for overall condition. The result is shown as a ± band because valuation is inherently a range. Every input is editable, and all figures are clearly indicative — this is a budgeting estimate, not an appraisal.
Is this a formal appraisal?
No. This is an indicative estimate from editable, class-typical assumptions — useful for budgeting, a first read before a purchase or sale, or a sanity-check against an asking price. A formal, defensible valuation — built on verified market data and recent comparable transactions, with a residual-value projection and a lender-ready report — is prepared for our members and partners, or by a certified aircraft appraiser.
Why does the value depend on hours and condition?
Hours and condition are two of the biggest levers after age. A high-time airframe or one that needs work is worth less than a low-time, well-equipped example of the same type and year, so the calculator discounts high-time/needs-work aircraft and applies a modest premium to updated, lower-time ones. A precise valuation goes further — engine program enrolment, avionics, logbooks and damage history all move the number materially.