Four-seat high-performance single

What it costs to own a Cirrus SR22

The best-selling piston single of the last twenty years. 310 horsepower, composite airframe, full glass, and CAPS. Owners fly them on real trips, single pilot, 500 to 1,000 miles at a stretch and often in weather. The running costs reflect that kind of use.

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Cirrus SR22 at a glance

Public manufacturer and POH figures, rounded to what owners see in practice. Your airframe will differ.

Engine

Continental IO-550-N

310 hp, turbo available

Fuel burn

14–17 gph

17–20 turbocharged

Cruise

170–185 KTAS

195–215 turbocharged

Useful load

~1,200 lbs

Seats

4

TBO

2,000 hrs

What it costs to run

Starting numbers for a Cirrus SR22, with the two figures that vary most between owners left editable. Change either one and the totals update.

Use your own numbers

Fuel and hangar vary more between owners than anything else. The rest holds at the Cirrus SR22 baseline.

At 16 gph, that is $104.00 an hour in fuel.

$600 a month.

Fixed (annual)

$23,200

Hangar, insurance, annual, reserves

Typical range $20,000–$32,000

Variable / hour

$164

Fuel, oil, maintenance reserve

Typical range $140–$190

All-in / hour

$396

Fixed plus variable, at 100 hrs/year

Typical range $340–$510

Need financing in the number? the cost-of-ownership calculator takes a purchase price, down payment, and loan terms, and lets you change utilization and every reserve line as well.

Common ownership patterns

How Cirrus SR22 owners usually split the airplane. Each one changes the cost math, the scheduling problem, and what needs to be written into the agreement.

Owner-flown travel

The mission that sells the airplane: long legs, single pilot, filed IFR.

Two-way partnership

Fixed costs are substantial enough that most buyers at least consider it.

Business travel

Owner-flown trips inside roughly a 600-mile radius, where the airlines stop making sense.

Run the split in the partnership calculator, and for the agreement itself see the co-ownership guide.

Maintenance worth knowing about

Items that come up on this type specifically. Worth having in hand at a pre-buy and at every annual.

  • CAPS repack every 10 years, $15,000–$20,000.
  • Turbocharged airplanes add the turbo, intercoolers, and exhaust to the list of things that need looking after.
  • IO-550-N overhauls run $55,000–$75,000 at TBO.
  • Database subscriptions run $1,500–$2,500 a year and never stop.
  • Shop selection matters. Not every IA has worked on composite airframes.
Keep the due-dates straight: the free inspection due-date calculator covers the annual, 100-hour, ELT, transponder, and pitot-static, and the engine reserve calculator sizes what to set aside per hour for the overhaul. For a fleet, Aloft360 tracks all of it against actual Hobbs time.

Cirrus SR22 FAQ

What does it cost to own a Cirrus SR22?
Fixed costs — hangar, insurance, the annual, and reserves — run $20,000–$32,000 a year. Fuel, oil, and maintenance reserve add $140–$190 for every hour you fly. Put those together at 100 hrs/year and you land around $340–$510 an hour. Your own numbers will move with hangar rates, hull value, and how much you fly, so run them in the cost-of-ownership calculator.
What's the fuel burn on a Cirrus SR22?
14–17 gph at typical cruise power (17–20 turbocharged). Treat that as a planning figure. Power setting, altitude, how you lean, and what you are carrying all change it.
How long is the engine TBO on a Cirrus SR22?
2,000 hrs per the manufacturer. Divide the expected overhaul cost by hours-to-TBO and set that aside every hour, or the bill arrives all at once.
Who typically owns a Cirrus SR22?
Owner-operators flying serious cross-country missions, partnerships funding a modern fast single, and pilots who want the parachute.

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