Cessna 208 CaravanCessna 208B Grand Caravan1986–2012
RangeMTOWCruiseCeilingCabin volume
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 2 variants1985–2012
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
C208Single-Engine TurbopropDiscontinued1986–2012
Range
912 NM · 1,689 km
MTOW
3,969 kg
Cruise
186 kt · 344 km/h
Seats
14
14 seats (pilot included)
Used price
US$ 1.5M
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a single-engine turboprop produced between 1986 and 2012. Price: the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 1.5M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 912 nm, a cruise speed of 186 kt (344 km/h), 14 seats (pilot included). In Brazil there are 130 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. The Cessna 208 Caravan family (2 variants) totals 172 active units. There are 57 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 65 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/9/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 11/7/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
65 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 14 sources · 6/4/2026
US$ 1.5MR$ 8.3M
market medianaging ≈ −3.6%/yr−52% vs Turboprop Single median
Entry
US$ 820.0K
model year 1990
Best value
US$ 1.4M
model year 2006
Top of range
US$ 1.7M
model year 2010
Basis
Valuation
Bluebook + market
Minimum
US$ 820.0K
R$ 4.5M
Median
US$ 1.5M
R$ 8.3M
Maximum
US$ 1.7M
R$ 9.4M
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +3.7%/yr·1990→2010
Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.
5 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.
Landed in Brazil
Index ≈ ×1.13 to ×1.42 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Through a qualified importer
US$ 930.7K – 2.1M
R$ 5.1M – 11.4M · Agreement 75/91 · IPI + ICMS ~7 to 12%
Direct import
US$ 1.1M – 2.4M
R$ 5.9M – 13.3M · IPI + full ICMS ~25 to 32%
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + taxes, no legal review. II, PIS and COFINS are 0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); IPI is 6.5% (3.25% for air taxi) until Dec 31, 2026; ~4% ICMS only through a qualified importer (Agreement 75/91).
Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 1.1K/h
R$ 5.8K/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 182.7K
- Total/h @ 200 hrs/yr
- US$ 2.0K/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 1.3K – 2.2K/h
R$ 7.2K – 12.1K/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators.
How we read this price · 14 sources · researched 6/4/2026
Median and price range for pre-owned aircraft, compiled by Jet Tracker from asking prices in listings and the price guides in the sources below, checked on 6/4/2026. 2 of 5 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
- AvBuyer - Cessna Caravan 208B Grand for sale
- Controller - Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
- GlobalAir - Grand Caravan 208B for sale
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Aviacost - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- planephd - Cessna Caravan 208B Grand valuation
- Banco JT, public.listings (globalair)
- Banco JT, public.listings (globalair)
- Banco JT, public.listings (controller)
- AvBuyer, Cessna Grand Caravan EX Price Guide (Aircraft Bluebook)
- AeronavesAvenda - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX 2021 (so referencia de teto)
- AvBuyer - Cessna Grand Caravan EX for sale
- Banco JT, public.listings (controller)
- AvBuyer - Cessna Caravan vs Cessna Grand Caravan EX (Mike Chase)
PTAX · R$ 5.5127 / US$ · 11/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
Dec 09, 1982
FAA cert.
Dec 13, 1989
ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
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Units produced (this variant)
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The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is the stretched-fuselage version of the Caravan family, a single-engine turboprop with a 675 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A, built from 1986 to 2012; from 2013 the line moved to the Grand Caravan EX, with the PT6A-140, which has its own page. Maximum takeoff weight is 3,969 kg (8,750 lb) and the cabin carries up to 14 occupants. In Brazil, the type serves regional transport, air taxi and operation on short and unpaved runways.
Detailed specs
Performance
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 8,750 lb
- Range profiles
- 964 NM @ 9 pax
- Approach speed
- 79 kt
- Fuel
- 332 gal
- Rate of climb
- 740 ft/min
- Landing distance
- 1,820 ft
- High-speed cruise
- 186 kt
- Long-range cruise
- 160 kt
- Balanced field length (BFL)
- 2,160 ft
- Max operating altitude
- 25,000 ft
Cabin and comfort
- Galley
- No
- Lavatory
- No
- Number of windows
- 10
- Typical configuration
- 9 Pax Commuter Or 4 Pax Executive
- Flat floor
- Yes
- Available layouts
- 3 options
- Cabin volume
- 340 cu ft
- Total baggage volume
- 111 cu ft
- External baggage
- 111 cu ft
Avionics and engines
- Engines
- 1× P&W PT6A-114A (675 shp)
- APU
- No
- FMS
- Yes
- Number of FMS
- 1
- Flight deck
- Garmin G1000 NXi
- Autopilot
- Yes
- Avionics manufacturer
- Garmin
- Weather radar
- Yes
- Synthetic vision
- Yes
Operating costs
- Data source
- Liberty Jet - 208B Grand Caravan Operating Costs (itemized variable + fixed breakdown) · AviaCost - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Price and Operating Cost · Aircraft Cost Calculator (aircraftcostcalculator.com) - Cessna Caravan 208 · AOPA - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan fact sheet (55 gph cruise, PT6A-114A 675 SHP) · Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A engine - TBO 3,600 h; overhaul $250k-$450k incl. hot-section inspection
- Last updated
- 2026
- Insurance
- US$ 14,000/yr
- Crew salary
- US$ 110,000/yr
- Reference fuel price
- US$ 6/gal
- Hangar
- US$ 22,000/yr
External dimensions
- Overall length
- 12.68 m
- Wingspan
- 15.87 m
- Height
- 4.7 m
- Wing area
- 25.96 m²
- Wing sweep
- 0°
Weights & fuel
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 2,073 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 3,969 kg
- Maximum payload
- 1,465 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 1,257 L
- Fuel capacity
- 2,250 lb
Minimum runway
RBAC 135.399 · no factoring (≤ 5,670 kg, assumes normal category)sea level / ISA referenceHow much runway the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Charter (RBAC 135)
658m
no factoring · RBAC 135.399, assuming normal category; small transport-category aircraft are factored (135.397)
Takeoff or BFL, manual
658m
unfactored takeoff, manufacturer
No mandatory factoring: fits 459 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Minimum runway
Where the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan dispatches under charter rules
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
Starter feature. Available on your Jet Tracker account.
Manufacturer-published distances at sea level, ISA and reference weight. Not corrected for altitude, temperature, wind or runway condition, takeoff included. Uses the declared LDA as a proxy for effective runway length (RBAC 135.361) and the most favourable threshold in calm air (135.385(b)(1)): on the day, wind may force the shorter threshold. Destination only: does not assess the alternate aerodrome (135.387). Not a substitute for the AFM or the operator's performance analysis. Rule: RBAC 135.385 and 135.398; private flying (RBAC 91) is not factored. Runways: declared distance (LDA) from AISWEB/DECEA (2026-09-05), checkable on each aerodrome chart; where DECEA publishes no declared distance, physical length from OurAirports is used.
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zone12 typical seats (pilot included) · 14 max9 Pax Commuter Or 4 Pax Executive
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
Cabin to scale: cross-section and profile
✗ no stand-up heightfront cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
5.32 m
Width
1.62 m
Height
1.3 m
Volume
340 cu ft
Baggage
111 cu ft
Differences between variants
History
- 1982First flight
- 1986 - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan: the iconic utility turboprop since 1986
The 208B Grand Caravan is the stretched version of the original Cessna 208 Caravan (1985), launched in 1986 and in continuous production to this day. Textron has delivered more than 3,000 Caravans (family) in almost 40 years, the absolute benchmark in single-engine utility turboprops.
- 1989FAA certification
- 2012End of production
Brazil Fleet
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a 14-seat (pilot included) single-engine turboprop with a 912 nm range and a 186 kt cruise speed, in production. The up-to-date RAB-ANAC registration count, summed across the variants of the Caravan family, is in the Brazil Fleet section of this page, and the breakdown by status is in the model's Analytics.
According to the EASA type certificate data sheet (TCDS IM.A.226, issue 15, of 18 Sep 2025), the 208B is a high-wing, single-engine aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear, certified in Europe on 24 Sep 1990 on the basis of US type certificate A37CE. Aircraft from serial number 208B5000 onward, with the 867 shp PT6A-140 engine and Garmin G1000 avionics, received EASA certification on 16 May 2014.
The pre-owned median and open listings, kept up to date, are in the price card and the For sale now card of this page.
Reviewed on 26/10/2026. Every number carries its source (manufacturer, certification authority or trade publication, with date); live fleet and market figures are in this page's sections.
238 registrations in the RAB across the Cessna 208 Caravan family (2 variants), all statuses
Full analysis: listing, mark reservations, charts and change log in the ANAC Monitor.
Open Analytics
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Versatility: PAX, cargo, amphibian, observation, skydiving
The 208B is certified in multiple configurations: 9-13 PAX, cargo (FedEx is the largest historical customer), Amphibian (Wipline floats), surveillance (Caravan ISR) and skydive, a rare versatility that has sustained production for 40 years.
Textron / FedEx / Wipline
Extreme STOL: lands in ~1,300 ft on a prepared runway
With a takeoff of ~1,400 ft and a landing of ~1,300 ft, the Grand Caravan is the STOL benchmark in its class. The Amphibian version operates on any body of water with 1,000 ft of clear length, opening missions impossible for jets.
Limitations
Unpressurized: effective ceiling limited to FL250
The 208B has no pressurization and flies below FL250. For corporate passengers on longer routes, it is real discomfort (turbulence, O2 masks). It limits use in premium executive transport.
Curiosities
FedEx Feeder: the world's largest Caravan fleet (~250 aircraft)
FedEx operates the world's largest Grand Caravan fleet (~250 aircraft at its peak) in its feeder cargo network in the US. Without the FedEx contract in the mid-1980s, Textron would probably have discontinued the program.
FedEx / Textron
Catalogued accidents
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
10/29/2023· BR· Rio Branco
PT-ME?Aircraft exploded in flight shortly after takeoff from Rio Branco International Airport. CENIPA/SERIPA-VII investigation under way. Initial suspicion of structural failure or loss of control after takeoff.
Official report ↗9/15/2023· BR· Manaus
PR-TFPEngine failure shortly after takeoff from Eduardo Gomes Airport. The crew returned and landed safely; no injuries. Maintenance inspection found fuel contamination.
Official report ↗9/2/2023· BR· Boa Vista
PT-MEKPartial loss of PT6A power after takeoff; forced landing in a field. Aircraft damaged, everyone on board survived.
Official report ↗3/16/2015· BR· MAUÉS
PT-MEALoss of control on the ground
7/5/2014· BR· BOA VISTA DO RAMOS
PT-WRUOther
5/3/2014· BR· MARABÁ
PP-EPVLanding short of the runway
2/1/2014· BR· SOROCABA
PT-MEOCollision with aircraft on the ground
4/16/2013· BR· SÃO JOSÉ DOS PINHAIS
PR-CFJIn-flight collision with obstacle
10/3/2012· BR· TEFÉ
PP-ITZEngine failure in flight
7/2/2012· BR· ARACATU
PR-ARZEngine failure in flight
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan for sale now
Listed aircraft with a page on Jet Tracker, from the lowest asking price up. Asking is not the closing price; portals and the reading date are on each page.
Registrations in Brazil
84 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB), across the Cessna 208 Caravan family (2 variants). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan cost?
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 1.5M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
What is the range of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan?
The maximum range is 912 nm (912 NM · 1,689 km).
How fast is the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan?
Cruise speed is 186 kt, equivalent to 344 km/h.
How many passengers does the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan seat?
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan has 14 seats in total, counting the pilot seat: up to 13 passengers.
How many Cessna 208B Grand Caravan are there in Brazil?
There are 130 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/9/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations. The Cessna 208 Caravan family (2 variants) totals 172 active units.
Who operates the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Brazil?
44 distinct operators operate 82 units of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in the RAB-ANAC: 58 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 24 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, AM and PA (data as of 11/9/2026). Another 41 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Not included in that count: 7 units run by public bodies (police, fire departments or government). Name, fleet and state of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
How much does it cost to operate the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 1,966 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 1,053 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 182,663 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 200 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.
What is the market for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan like in Brazil?
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a 14-seat (pilot included) single-engine turboprop with a 912 nm range and a 186 kt cruise speed, in production. The up-to-date RAB-ANAC registration count, summed across the variants of the Caravan family, is in the Brazil Fleet section of this page, and the breakdown by status is in the model's Analytics.