Meridian PA-46-500TPM5002015+
RangeMTOWCruiseCeiling
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
Family · 4 variants2000+
Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP
PA46Single-Engine TurbopropDiscontinued2000–2014
Range
1,000 NM · 1,852 km
MTOW
2,179 kg
Cruise
260 kt · 482 km/h
Seats
6
6 seats (pilot included)
Used price
US$ 1.2M
The Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP is a single-engine turboprop produced between 2000 and 2014. Price: the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 1.2M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 1000 nm, a cruise speed of 260 kt (482 km/h), 6 seats (pilot included). In Brazil there are 87 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. The Meridian PA-46-500TP family (4 variants) totals 271 active units. There are 169 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 191 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 11/9/2026).
Acquisition price · pre-owned market
191 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 8 sources · 6/4/2026
US$ 1.2MR$ 6.6M
market medianaging ≈ −5.8%/yr−62% vs Turboprop Single median
Entry
US$ 650.0K
model year 2001
Best value
US$ 1.1M
model year 2011
Top of range
US$ 1.6M
model year 2008
Basis
Listings
real listings
Minimum
US$ 600.0K
R$ 3.3M
Median
US$ 1.2M
R$ 6.6M
Maximum
US$ 1.9M
R$ 10.5M
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +6.2%/yr·2001→2015
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.
6 of 9 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 ≈ ×1.16 to ×1.41 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Through a qualified importer
US$ 694.4K – 2.3M
R$ 3.8M – 12.7M · Agreement 75/91 · IPI + ICMS ~7 to 12%
Direct import
US$ 797.0K – 2.7M
R$ 4.4M – 14.7M · 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$ 6.1K/h · Variable/h
- Fixed/yr
- US$ 172.6K
- Total/h @ 200 hrs/yr
- US$ 2.0K/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 1.0K – 1.6K/h
R$ 5.5K – 8.8K/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 1.1K – 1.7K/h
R$ 6.1K – 9.4K/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 · 8 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. 7 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.
- AvBuyer - Piper Meridian Turboprop Price Guide (Aircraft Bluebook)
- AvBuyer - Piper Meridian Turboprops for Sale (listings + Bluebook range)
- PlanePHD - Piper Meridian specs/valuation
- Controller.com - Piper Meridian for sale
- AircraftForSale.com - Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian
- AirCraft24.com - Piper Meridian listings
- Aircraft Cost Calculator - Piper Meridian operating costs
- VREF - Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP
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
Aug 21, 1998
FAA cert.
Sep 27, 2000
ANAC cert.
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Deliveries start
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Units produced (this variant)
556
Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP (2000-2014), first turboprop of the PA-46 family, PT6A-42A engine 500shp, pressurized Malibu fuselage. Direct predecessor of the M500 (2014+).
Detailed specs
Performance
- Engines
- 1x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 4,850 lb
- Ceiling
- 30,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 1,850 ft
- Max range
- 1,000 NM
- Max cruise speed
- 260 kt
- Useful load
- 1,666 lb
- Fuel
- 160.9 gal
- Rate of climb
- 1,500 ft/min
- Landing distance
- 2,110 ft
- Shaft horsepower per engine
- 500 shp
Cabin and comfort
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin width (alternate source)
- 1.27 m
- Cabin height (alternate source)
- 1.2 m
- Lavatory
- Optional belted potty at the rear
- Cabin length (alternate source)
- 3.66 m
- Configuration
- 6 club seats, 1 pilot + 5 passengers (double-club cabin class optional)
- Typical configuration
- Club 4
- Stand-up cabin
- No
- Differential pressurization
- 5.5 psi
- Baggage capacity
- 20 cu ft
Avionics and engines
- Avionics suite
- Avidyne Entegra (early) / Garmin G1000 (2009+ Meridian)
- Displays
- 2 PFD + 1 MFD (G1000) or Avidyne EXP5000 dual
- ADS-B Out
- Yes
- Autopilot
- S-TEC 1500 or GFC 700 (G1000)
- Flight deck
- Garmin G1000
- Type rating
- No type rating required (single-engine under 12,500 lb)
- Weather radar
- Garmin GWX 68/70 optional
- Synthetic vision
- SVT optional G1000
- Single-pilot certified
- Yes
Operating costs
- Data source
- planephd.com, Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP operating cost (fuel 36 gph, maint $115.69/h, engine reserve $180.08/h, fixed breakdown) · Conklin & de Decker, Piper Meridian PA 46TP operating costs & specs · Bolt Flight, Piper Meridian price and operating costs (insurance, hangar, crew ranges) · Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A, 3,600h TBO, overhaul $300k-$450k
- List price (new)
- US$ 0
- Fuel burn
- 35 gal/h
- Last updated
- 2026
- Engine overhaul cost
- US$ 350,000
- Market price (low)
- US$ 850,000
- Engine overhaul interval
- 3,600 h
- Market price (high)
- US$ 1,700,000
External dimensions
- Overall length
- 9.02 m
- Wingspan
- 13.2 m
- Height
- 3.5 m
- Wing area
- 17 m²
- Wing sweep
- 0°
Weights & fuel
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 1,383 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 2,179 kg
- Maximum payload
- 538 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 609 L
- Fuel capacity
- 1,090 lb
Minimum runway
RBAC 135.399 · no factoring (≤ 5,670 kg, assumes normal category)sea level / ISA referenceHow much runway the Meridian PA-46-500TP needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
Charter (RBAC 135)
743m
no factoring · RBAC 135.399, assuming normal category; small transport-category aircraft are factored (135.397)
Takeoff or BFL, manual
743m
unfactored takeoff, manufacturer
No mandatory factoring: fits 454 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Minimum runway
Where the Meridian PA-46-500TP 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 zone4 typical seats (pilot included) · 6 maxClub 4
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
3.76 m
Width
1.3 m
Height
1.17 m
Volume
—
Baggage
—
Differences between variants
M500M6002016–2024
RangeMTOWCruiseCeiling
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
M600M700 Fury2024+
RangeMTOWCruiseCeiling
Key changes
Detailed variants pending.
History
- 1998First flight
- 2000 - Piper's single-engine turboprop, launched in 2000
The PA-46-500TP Meridian was certified by the FAA on September 27, 2000 and marked Piper Aircraft's entry into the pressurized single-engine turboprop segment, until then dominated by the TBM 700. Built on the pressurized airframe of the PA-46 Malibu (1984), it received a new larger wing, a redesigned horizontal stabilizer and a reinforced fuselage to accommodate the PT6A-42A. More than 560 units were delivered between 2000 and 2014.
- 2000FAA certification
- 2014End of production
- 2016 - Evolved into the modern Piper M500 and M600
In 2015 Piper renamed the Meridian the M500 with Garmin G1000 NXi avionics, autothrottle and the ESP (Electronic Stability Protection) system. In 2016 it launched the M600 with a new wing, higher MTOW (6,000 lb), enlarged fuel tanks, 1,658 nm range and G3000 with Autoland (HALO Safety System in 2020), the first single-engine turboprop with certified automatic landing.
Brazil Fleet
Lineage
Model with no documented lineage in the manufacturer's line.
Curiosities and highlights
Benefits
Lowest turboprop operating cost in the segment
With fuel burn of approximately 35 GPH in cruise at FL280 and direct operating cost in the range of USD 580/hour, the Meridian is the most economical pressurized turboprop available, ~30% cheaper than the TBM 700 and ~50% than the King Air C90. The single-engine simplicity and use of PA-46 piston family components also reduce maintenance costs.
Pressurized cabin and 30,000 ft ceiling
5.5 psi pressurization keeps the cabin at 8,000 ft at FL300, allowing transcontinental flights without oxygen. The 30,000 ft operating ceiling puts the Meridian above most traffic and weather, optimizing direct routings. The cabin inherited from the Malibu seats 5 passengers in a club layout comfortable for 4-hour missions.
Limitations
PT6A-42A flat-rated at 500shp limits hot-and-high performance
The PT6A-42A engine is certified for 850 SHP thermodynamic but flat-rated at only 500 SHP on the Meridian to preserve a 3,600-hour TBO. On short runways with high density altitude (Brasília, Bogotá, La Paz) takeoff performance and climb rate are significantly below the TBM 850/900 (700 SHP) and King Air C90GTx, requiring payload reduction on demanding routes.
Curiosities
Historic direct competitor of the TBM 700
Launched 10 years after the TBM 700 (1990), the Meridian was always positioned as a cheaper North American alternative to the French TBM. Although inferior in speed (260 kt vs 300 kt) and range (1,000 nm vs 1,350 nm), it carved out its own niche among owner-pilots moving from the PA-46 Mirage to a turboprop without changing manufacturer, keeping ergonomic familiarity.
Catalogued accidents
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
1/12/2014· BR· ITAITUBA
PR-LAXCollision with obstacle on the ground
Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP for sale now
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Registrations in Brazil
173 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB), across the Meridian PA-46-500TP family (4 variants). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP cost?
The Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 1.2M, 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 Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP?
The maximum range is 1000 nm (1,000 NM · 1,852 km).
How fast is the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP?
Cruise speed is 260 kt, equivalent to 482 km/h.
How many passengers does the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP seat?
The Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP has 6 seats in total, counting the pilot seat: up to 5 passengers.
How many Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP are there in Brazil?
There are 87 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/9/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations. The Meridian PA-46-500TP family (4 variants) totals 271 active units.
Who operates the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP in Brazil?
73 distinct operators operate 76 units of the Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP in the RAB-ANAC: 2 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 74 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, MT and BA (data as of 11/9/2026). Another 10 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Not included in that count: 1 unit run by a public body (police, fire department 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 Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP per hour?
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 1,965 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 1,102 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 172,600 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.