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 or selling? Get an independent read — Acquisition advisory.
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.