Best Used Six Seaters

Find your perfect six-seat plane on the new-to-you market.

FLYING Staff

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 02:09 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

A used six-seat airplane can offer exceptional utility and, with the current state of the used-plane market, often a great value as well. Jon Whittle/Getty Images

Key Takeaways:

Many general aviation pilots find their current aircraft insufficient for carrying multiple passengers or significant luggage, necessitating a "step up" to larger, more capable planes.
The article presents a selection of used six-seater aircraft options across various categories, including piston singles (e.g., Bonanza A36, Cessna 206), piston twins (e.g., Beechcraft B55 Baron, Piper Turbo Seneca II), turboprops (e.g., Piper Meridian, TBM 700), and jets (e.g., Cessna Citation Mustang, Embraer Phenom 100).
These recommended aircraft offer increased space, power, range, and speed, with surprisingly reasonable prices often available in the used market despite initial cost concerns.

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As most any GA pilot can attest, things are rarely simple when flying with more than a passenger or two. Your Cessna 182 might have four seats, but does that really mean you can fly the spouse and kids and their associated luggage on that weekend trip? Probably not.

Whether looking to fly a growing family, your business associates, or your golf buddies, odds are good you will need to make some pretty big trade-offs between takeoff weight and fuel/range to make that happen. Perhaps it’s time to step up to a six-seater. Even if you have no intention of actually carrying yourself and five passengers, the additional space and power it offers will allow you to carry more, fly farther, and get there faster.