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:

General aviation pilots often need to step up from 4-seat aircraft to 6-seaters to comfortably carry more passengers or cargo, improving range, speed, and overall utility.
The used aircraft market offers surprisingly reasonable options for pilots looking to upgrade, making the transition to larger, more capable aircraft accessible.
The article reviews various used aircraft choices across different categories, including piston singles (e.g., Bonanza A36, Cessna 206), piston twins (e.g., Beechcraft B55 Baron), turboprops (e.g., Piper Meridian, TBM 700), and even light jets (e.g., Cessna Citation Mustang, Embraer Phenom 100).

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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.