PA46The Piper Malibu Mirage is a single-engine piston produced between 1989 and 2015. Price: the Piper Malibu Mirage is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 600,000. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 1345 nm, a cruise speed of 213 kt (394 km/h), 6 seats (pilot included). In Brazil there are 75 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. There are 37 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 39 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 11/7/2026).
Index ≈ ×1.20 to ×1.50 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
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).
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators.
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. 9 of 9 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
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.
Piper PA-46 Malibu Mirage, pressurized high-end single-engine. Predecessor of the M350.
How much runway the Malibu Mirage needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
No mandatory factoring: fits 455 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
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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.
The PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage was launched in 1989 replacing the original Malibu (1984-1988, Continental TSIO-520-BE), which suffered from engine reliability problems, including power losses. Piper replaced the Continental with the 350 hp turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A, resolving the thermal issues. More than 800 Mirages were delivered between 1989 and 2014.
In 2015 Piper discontinued the Mirage and relaunched the airframe as the M350, keeping the Lycoming TIO-540 but updating the avionics to Garmin G1000 (NXi from 2018) with autothrottle, ESP (Electronic Stability Protection) and an optional TKS anti-icing suite. The M350 remains in production in 2025 as the only new pressurized piston option on the market, positioned as an upgrade for owners of the Cirrus SR22T and Cessna 400 who are looking for pressurization.
Throughout its entire production (1989-2014) the Mirage held the position of the only pressurized single-engine piston in continuous production in the Western world. 5.5 psi pressurization keeps the cabin at 8,000 ft at FL250, offering comfort and safety superior to any unpressurized single piston (Cessna T206, Bonanza A36) on long routes, over mountains or in heavy IFR.
Operating at approximately USD 380/hour with fuel burn of 22 GPH (100LL avgas), the Mirage delivers approximately 40% lower operating cost than the Meridian (USD 580/h, jet fuel) in exchange for lower speed (213 vs 260 kt) and lower ceiling (25,000 vs 30,000 ft). It is the entry point for owner-pilots who want a pressurized cabin without taking on turbine costs.
Operating a turbocharged piston engine at FL250 is technically complex: engine temperature (CHT/EGT) and the turbocharger require careful management of mixture, power and cowl flaps. Engine failures at high altitude over IMC are more consequential than in turbines (turboprops have reliability orders of magnitude higher). The Malibu/Mirage incident history includes engine stoppages in severe conditions that reinforce the recommendation for advanced training.
The pressurized fuselage designed for the original Malibu in 1984 underpins Piper's entire current M line: M350 (turbo piston), M500 (PT6A 500shp), M600/M700 Fury (repowered PT6A, new wing). That is 40+ years of incremental evolution of a pioneering single-engine pressurization platform, a rare feat in business aviation. The 2024 M700 Fury still uses a cabin essentially identical in dimensions to the 1984 Malibu's.
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
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.
44 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
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The Piper Malibu Mirage is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 600,000, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
The maximum range is 1345 nm (1,345 NM · 2,491 km).
Cruise speed is 213 kt, equivalent to 394 km/h.
The Piper Malibu Mirage has 6 seats in total, counting the pilot seat: up to 5 passengers.
There are 75 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/11/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations.
73 distinct operators operate 73 units of the Piper Malibu Mirage in the RAB-ANAC: 73 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, MT and GO (data as of 11/11/2026). Another 1 unit is under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Not included in that count: 1 unit with no operating class in the RAB. Name, fleet and state of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 412 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 301 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 22,100 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.