First flight - 2012
2012
Leonardo AW169
A169Heavy Turbine Helicopter✓ in production2015 present
Range
424 NM · 785 km
MTOW
4,800 kg
Cruise
144 kt · 267 km/h
Seats
10
up to 10 passengers
New price
US$ 9.5M
Catalog reference, no research date
The Leonardo AW169 is a heavy turbine helicopter in production since 2015. Price: a new Leonardo AW169 starts at US$ 9.5M; used, the market median is around US$ 8.0M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 424 nm, a cruise speed of 144 kt (267 km/h), up to 10 passengers. In Brazil there are 26 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. There are 12 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 16 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/11/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 11/6/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
limited data16 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 7 sources · 6/4/2026
US$ 8.0MR$ 44.5M
market medianaging ≈ −8.2%/yr+31% vs Heavy Turbine Helicopter median
Entry
US$ 6.5M
model year 2016
Best value
US$ 7.3M
model year 2018
Top of range
US$ 14.0M
model year 2025
Used vs new
−16%
catalog US$ 9.5M
Minimum
US$ 6.9M
R$ 38.3M
Median
US$ 8.0M
R$ 44.5M
Maximum
US$ 14.0M
R$ 77.8M
New · catalog referencein productionUS$ 9.5M · R$ 52.8M
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +8.9%/yr·2016→2025
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.
4 of 4 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 ≈ ×1.08 to ×1.33 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Through a qualified importer
US$ 7.5M – 15.9M
R$ 41.5M – 88.2M · Agreement 75/91 · IPI + ICMS ~7 to 12%
Direct import
US$ 8.6M – 18.6M
R$ 48.0M – 103.6M · 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$ 2.4K/h
R$ 13.4K/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 710.0K
- Total/h @ 200 hrs/yr
- US$ 6.0K/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 5.5K – 8.0K/h
R$ 30.6K – 44.5K/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 3.5K – 6.5K/h
R$ 19.5K – 36.1K/h
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators. Brazil: charter is quoted per leg, so the hourly figure is an estimate from route quotes.
How we read this price · 7 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 4 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
- GlobalAir - Agusta AW169 for sale
- HeliTrader - Leonardo AW169 for sale
- AvBuyer - Leonardo AW169 for sale
- Controller - Leonardo/Agusta AW169 for sale
- Bolt Flight - AW169 price and operating costs
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Leonardo AW169
- HeliValue$ - Leonardo AW169
PTAX · R$ 5.5605 / US$ · 11/11/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Temporal identity
First flight
May 10, 2012
FAA cert.
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ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
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Units produced
170
The AW169 is Leonardo's twin-engine helicopter, in production since 2015 and positioned between the AW109 and the AW139 in the Italian manufacturer's lineup. It cruises at 150 kt, has a range of 432 nm and a service ceiling of 15,000 ft, with a maximum takeoff weight of 4,800 kg. The cabin seats 8 passengers in the typical configuration and up to 10 in the maximum arrangement, and the flat floor with retractable landing gear eases the executive, medical and offshore support configurations. The reference price of a new unit is US$9.5 million, an anchor for evaluating used units in Brazil.
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A turboshafts with dual-channel FADEC
- Engine type
- Twin-turbine 1,000 shp each
- Max speed
- 165 kt
- Endurance
- 4.23 h
- Fuel
- 1,117 L
- Fuel
- 295.1 gal
- Main rotor blades
- 5
- Rate of climb
- 1,500 ft/min
- Service ceiling
- 17,000 ft
- Hover ceiling (IGE)
- 15,000 ft
- Hover ceiling (OGE)
- 13,368 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 12.12 m
Cabin and comfort
- Doors
- 2 front doors + rear sliding doors + large rear clamshell (EMS/SAR)
- Seats
- 10
- Optional air conditioning
- Yes
- Configuration
- 8-10 seats (1+1+6/8), reconfigurable flat-floor cabin EMS/VIP/SAR + rear clamshell door
- Typical configuration
- Vip 8
- Useful load
- 2,390 kg
- Cabin volume
- 6.3 m³
- Noise attenuation
- Modern cabin with 5-blade rotor, one of the quietest in the medium-twin segment
- Baggage compartment
- 49.44 cu ft
Avionics and engines
- FMS
- Honeywell Primus Epic FMS dual
- Cockpit
- Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 glass cockpit (3 displays)
- Autopilot
- Honeywell 4-axis with SAS, auto-hover, auto-recovery and single-pilot IFR
- Flight deck
- Honeywell Primus Epic
- Transponder
- Honeywell TPA-100 with ADS-B Out/In
- IFR certified
- IFR single/dual-pilot certified from the factory + Cat A operations
- Weather radar
- Honeywell Primus 700/RDR-7000
- Synthetic vision
- Yes
Operating costs
- Data source
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Leonardo AW169 (DOC $1,658/h; annual budget $1.49M / $4,956/h at 300 h/yr; fixed ~$796k/yr; 2 x PW210A; cruise 140 kt) · Conklin & de Decker / JSSI - Leonardo Helicopters AW169 operating costs & specs listing · PPRuNe Rotorheads - AW169 operator hourly costs (airframe FCP ~$650/h, fuel+oil ~$1,000/h both engines, ~$1,120/h all-in) · Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A - 2 engines ~1,000 shp each, TBO raised to 4,000-4,500h · ultimatespecs / Leonardo specs - fuel flow ~300 kg/h (~99-110 gph) at cruise, 298 gal capacity, cruise 144 kt
- Fuel burn
- 130 gal/h
- Last updated
- 2026
- Rotor overhaul interval
- 4,000 h
- Market price (low)
- US$ 6,500,000
- Engine overhaul interval
- 4,500 h
- Market price (high)
- US$ 9,300,000
External dimensions
- Overall length
- 14.65 m
- Wingspan
- 12.12 m
- Height
- 4.5 m
Weights & fuel
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 2,850 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 4,800 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 1,117 L
- Fuel capacity
- 1,999 lb
Cabin
Standard configuration
1 zone8 typical passengers · 10 maxVIP 8 seats
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
front cross-section · person = 1.75 m
Length
2.16 m
Width
2.01 m
Height
1.3 m
Volume
6.3 m³
Baggage
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History
Clean-sheet design launched in 2015, fills AW109/AW139 gap
AgustaWestland (later Leonardo Helicopters in 2017) certified the AW169 in July 2015, the first Leonardo clean-sheet medium-twin design since the AW139 (2003). Strategic positioning: fill the gap between the AW109 (light-twin 3,175 kg) and the AW139 (intermediate twin 7,000 kg). Entirely new platform with 2010s technologies: 5-blade soft-in-plane rotor, reconfigurable flat-floor cabin, PW210A engine with FADEC, Honeywell Primus Epic. In October 2023 Leonardo counted more than 320 AW169s ordered and about 170 delivered.
Brazil Fleet
The Leonardo AW169 is a twin-engine helicopter in production since 2015, for up to 10 passengers, with a 424 nm range and a 144 kt cruise speed. The up-to-date RAB-ANAC registration count is in the Brazil Fleet section of this page, and the breakdown by status (operational, registration-mark reservation, suspended) is in the model's Analytics.
According to the EASA type certificate data sheet (TCDS EASA.R.509, issue of 28 May 2025), the AW169 was certified by EASA on 15 Jul 2015, in the large rotorcraft category (CS-29). The data sheet describes a five-blade main rotor, a three-blade tail rotor and retractable tricycle or skid landing gear, with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A engines. It lists a 4,600 kg maximum takeoff mass for the wheeled version (4,800 kg with kit P/N 6F0000F00211 or with skid landing gear), a minimum crew of one pilot, including for instrument flight, and up to 10 passengers in the cabin, plus one in the cockpit when flown by a single pilot.
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.
26 registrations in the RAB (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
Superior hot/high, OGE hover 8,500 ft at MTOW 4,800 kg
The AW169 has an OGE hover of 8,500 ft at full MTOW 4,800 kg, hot/high performance superior to the H145 (6,900 ft at 3,800 kg) and similar to the S-76D. The PW210A engine with 1,000 shp each (2,000 shp combined) delivers ample power for high-altitude and hot-climate operation. Enables missions in the Andes, the Himalayas, the high Brazilian Cerrado and EMS HEMS at high altitudes, competitive vs. the H145, which is marginal in hot/high.
Premium European EMS HEMS standard, replacing the Bo 105 and EC135
The AW169 became an emerging standard in premium European EMS HEMS; operators Babcock SCAS (UK), DRF Luftrettung (Germany), ItalElicotteri (Italy), Norsk Luftambulanse (Norway) acquired dozens of units for night IFR HEMS. Decisive characteristics: flat-floor cabin + rear clamshell eases stretcher loading, twin-engine + Cat A operations critical for urban hospital vertiports, range 432 nm allows long missions, hot/high performance covers all European terrain.
10-PAX flat-floor cabin, EMS/SAR/VIP/utility versatility
The AW169 cabin seats 10 PAX in utility configuration (1+1+8) or 8 PAX VIP corporate. A flat floor reconfigurable in 30 minutes covers multiple missions: EMS (2 stretchers + 4 ATLS providers + clamshell door), SAR (hoist + 6 survivors), VIP (8 executive seats), utility (cargo 2,000+ kg). Differentiator vs. the H145 (similar versatility but smaller cabin) and the AW139 (larger cabin but more expensive, USD 13M+).
Curiosities
Leicester City tragedy, owner Vichai S.'s flight in 2018
On October 27, 2018, Leicester City Football Club's AW169 G-VSKP crashed shortly after taking off from the King Power stadium after a match. The accident killed everyone on board, including the club's owner, Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The AAIB investigation revealed a mechanical failure in the tail rotor (seizure of the tail rotor duplex bearing, causing loss of pitch and anti-torque control). It resulted in ADs (Airworthiness Directives) for all AW169s in operation, design modifications and additional pilot training. The case left a mark on Leonardo's history.
2018↗ AAIB UK
Leonardo AW169 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
15 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Leonardo AW169 cost?
The catalog reference for a new Leonardo AW169 is US$ 9.5M, without a verified factory list price. On the used market the value varies with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab.
What is the range of the Leonardo AW169?
The maximum range is 424 nm (424 NM · 785 km).
How fast is the Leonardo AW169?
Cruise speed is 144 kt, equivalent to 267 km/h.
How many passengers does the Leonardo AW169 seat?
The Leonardo AW169 seats up to 10 passengers, crew not included.
How many Leonardo AW169 are there in Brazil?
There are 26 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/11/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations.
Who operates the Leonardo AW169 in Brazil?
17 distinct operators operate 18 units of the Leonardo AW169 in the RAB-ANAC: 1 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 17 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, RJ and ES (data as of 11/11/2026). Another 6 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Not included in that count: 2 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 Leonardo AW169 per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 5,956 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 2,406 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 710,000 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 Leonardo AW169 like in Brazil?
The Leonardo AW169 is a twin-engine helicopter in production since 2015, for up to 10 passengers, with a 424 nm range and a 144 kt cruise speed. The up-to-date RAB-ANAC registration count is in the Brazil Fleet section of this page, and the breakdown by status (operational, registration-mark reservation, suspended) is in the model's Analytics.