Aircraft reference

Generated from the live game data — these are the numbers the server uses, not an approximation. Regenerate with npm run wiki.

Cost per seat-kilometre is the honest way to compare aircraft. It folds fuel, crew, maintenance, fees and passenger service into one figure, divided by the seats on offer. Lower is better. Each type is measured at a distance it would realistically fly, since comparing a turboprop and an A380 at the same range tells you nothing.

The figures assume a fuel price of $1.00/kg and quota at $0.07/kg. Market prices move, but the ranking between aircraft does not.

AircraftMakerSlotsRange (km)Runway (m)PriceMeasured at (km)¢/seat-km
777-9Boeing42613,5003050$442M9,0004.39
787-10Boeing33611,9102800$338M8,9334.41
A350-1000Airbus36916,1002700$366M9,0004.49
A350-900Airbus32515,0002600$317M9,0004.58
A330-900neoAirbus30013,3342500$296M9,0004.61
787-9Boeing29614,1402800$292M9,0004.65
777-300ERBoeing39613,6503050$375M9,0004.72
767-400ERBoeing29610,4152600$200M7,8114.76
767-300ERBoeing26911,0702500$220M8,3034.78
A330-300Airbus30011,7502500$264M8,8134.87
A330-800neoAirbus25715,0942400$260M9,0004.89
787-8Boeing24813,5302600$248M9,0004.90
747-8IBoeing46714,3203100$418M9,0004.90
A380-800Airbus55514,8003000$445M9,0005.01
767-200ERBoeing21612,2002400$110M9,0005.08
777-200ERBoeing31313,0802800$290M9,0005.15
A340-600Airbus38014,4503100$150M9,0005.18
777-200LRBoeing31715,8432900$346M9,0005.20
A330-200Airbus24713,4502500$238M9,0005.30
A340-300Airbus29513,7003000$110M9,0005.39
A300-600RAirbus2667,5002300$60M5,6255.43
747-400Boeing41613,4503200$90M9,0005.44
A321neoAirbus2447,4002200$129M1,5005.62
A310-300Airbus2209,6002300$50M7,2005.63
E195-E2Embraer1464,8151970$71M1,5005.68
A321XLRAirbus2448,7002300$142M1,5005.70
737 MAX 10Boeing2306,1102600$135M1,5005.81
737 MAX 9Boeing2206,5702600$129M1,5005.83
A320neoAirbus1946,3002100$111M1,5005.87
757-300Boeing2806,2952400$80M1,5005.88
A220-100Airbus1356,3901463$81M1,5005.91
A220-300Airbus1456,2971890$91M1,5005.93
MD-11McDonnell Douglas29312,6703100$55M9,0005.95
747-300Boeing40012,4003200$45M9,0005.99
737 MAX 8Boeing1896,5702500$122M1,5006.01
E190-E2Embraer1065,2781450$61M1,5006.02
737 MAX 7Boeing1727,1302100$100M1,5006.09
A321-200Airbus2205,9502180$115M1,5006.13
A319neoAirbus1606,9501900$101M1,5006.13
737-900ERBoeing2155,9252500$113M1,5006.22
Il-96-300Ilyushin30011,0003200$40M8,2506.36
E175Embraer883,9001442$46M1,5006.39
737-800Boeing1895,7652316$106M1,5006.39
A320-200Airbus1806,1002100$101M1,5006.42
E170Embraer783,9821644$41M1,5006.45
C919COMAC1685,5552000$99M1,5006.45
CRJ1000Bombardier1003,0042120$50M1,5006.55
A340-500Airbus27016,6703050$205M9,0006.58
A319Airbus1566,9401950$92M1,5006.58
DC-10-30McDonnell Douglas2709,6003200$25M7,2006.64
CRJ900Bombardier902,9561939$48M1,5006.72
L-1011-500 TriStarLockheed2469,8992900$22M7,4246.80
737-700Boeing1496,2302042$89M1,5006.85
A318Airbus1325,7501780$75M1,5006.85
CRJ700Bombardier783,0451605$41M1,5006.88
757-200Boeing2007,2222100$65M1,5006.96
Superjet 100Sukhoi983,0481731$35M1,5007.00
MD-90-30McDonnell Douglas1723,8602200$30M1,5007.08
737-400Boeing1684,0052000$22M1,5007.14
Tu-204-100Tupolev2104,3002500$35M1,5007.26
737-300Boeing1494,4001940$25M1,5007.40
737-500Boeing1324,4441830$20M1,5007.53
717-200Boeing1173,8151750$35M1,5007.62
Fokker 100Fokker1093,1701620$22M1,5007.67
ERJ 145Embraer502,8731410$21M1,5007.68
MD-82McDonnell Douglas1554,6352300$22M1,5007.85
Avro RJ100BAe1002,9091195$20M1,5007.90
Dash 8-400De Havilland782,0401290$32M8007.97
737-200 AdvBoeing1364,2001830$10M1,5008.08
CRJ200Bombardier503,0451440$21M1,5008.15
Avro RJ85BAe852,9651103$18M1,5008.22
Tu-154MTupolev1803,9002500$9M1,5008.38
727-200Boeing1554,0002400$12M1,5008.59
Saab 2000Saab502,8681300$14M8008.73
ATR 72-600ATR721,5281315$26M8008.77
ATR 42-600ATR481,3261107$23M8009.04
Fokker 50Fokker502,0551355$12M8009.45
Dash 8-300De Havilland501,7111085$18M8009.52
Saab 340BSaab341,7321220$8M8009.83
Dash 8-200De Havilland371,7131000$14M80010.13
EMB 120 BrasiliaEmbraer301,7501420$8M80010.49
Do 228 NGDornier191,300792$6M80011.50
Falcon 10XDassault1913,8901830$75M1,50013.60
Global 8000Bombardier1914,6311768$78M1,50013.79
G650ERGulfstream1913,8901829$72M1,50013.80
G800Gulfstream1914,8161829$73M1,50013.80
Global 7500Bombardier1914,2601768$75M1,50014.12
G700Gulfstream1913,8901920$78M1,50014.14
G600Gulfstream1712,0381737$58M1,50014.16
G500Gulfstream169,8161585$49M1,50014.39
Falcon 6XDassault1610,1861737$47M1,50014.46
Falcon 8XDassault1611,9451798$60M1,50014.68
Falcon 900LXDassault148,7781590$44M1,50014.82
Global 5500Bombardier1610,5561689$46M1,50014.83
Global 6000Bombardier1711,1121884$62M1,50014.85
Citation XLS Gen2Cessna123,8891085$15M1,50015.19
DHC-6 Twin Otter 400De Havilland191,480366$7M80015.26
Phenom 300EEmbraer103,724956$10M1,50015.51
Citation LongitudeCessna126,4821494$30M1,50015.58
PC-24Pilatus103,704856$12M1,50015.59
Citation Sovereign+Cessna125,9261109$18M1,50015.75
Citation CJ4 Gen2Cessna104,0101039$11M1,50015.93
Citation X+Cessna126,4081567$23M1,50016.87
G400Gulfstream127,7781524$35M1,50016.91
Challenger 650Bombardier127,4081720$33M1,50016.96
Praetor 600Embraer127,7781375$21M1,50017.41
Learjet 75 LibertyBombardier93,8151353$10M1,50017.42
King Air 360Beechcraft93,3451006$8M1,50018.07
Challenger 3500Bombardier105,9261474$27M1,50018.64
PC-12 NGXPilatus93,417748$6M1,50018.90
G280Gulfstream106,6671555$25M1,50018.91
Falcon 2000LXSDassault107,4101394$35M1,50019.41
Challenger 350Bombardier105,9261504$27M1,50019.47
Citation LatitudeCessna95,2781109$18M1,50019.53
Citation M2 Gen2Cessna72,871979$6M1,50021.02
HondaJet Elite IIHonda62,6611064$7M1,50021.27
Phenom 100EVEmbraer62,182956$5M1,50022.85
Vision Jet G2+Cirrus52,222927$3M1,50026.31
ATR 72-600FATR01,7001300$26M1,275Infinity
737-800BCFBoeing03,7002300$45M1,500Infinity
A321P2FAirbus03,7002200$55M1,500Infinity
767-300FBoeing06,0002500$110M1,500Infinity
A330-200FAirbus07,4002600$180M1,500Infinity
777FBoeing09,2002800$300M1,500Infinity
747-8FBoeing08,1003100$380M1,500Infinity
747-400FBoeing08,2303018$60M1,500Infinity
MD-11FMcDonnell Douglas07,3202926$45M1,500Infinity
757-200PFBoeing05,8341980$35M1,500Infinity
A350FAirbus08,7002600$355M1,500Infinity
777-8FBoeing08,1672800$365M1,500Infinity
An-124-100Antonov04,8003000$70M1,500Infinity
Il-76TD-90Ilyushin04,0001800$38M1,500Infinity

Reading this table

Widebodies dominate the top. Spreading crew and airframe costs over 300–400 seats is simply more efficient per seat than doing it over 180 — provided you can fill them. A route with 200 daily passengers will bankrupt a 555-seat aircraft no matter how good its seat-kilometre cost looks here.

The ATR 72 sits last, and that is not a mistake. Turboprops win on trip cost, not seat cost. On a thin 400 km route, a small cheap aircraft that breaks even beats a large efficient one flying half empty. This table ranks efficiency at scale; it does not tell you which aircraft suits a thin market.

Older types are marked in the fleet list in-game. Compare a Tu-154M against an A320neo here and the gap is roughly 25%. That gap is real: it comes from published fuel burn figures, not from a penalty the game applies to make old aircraft unattractive.

The four checks before you buy

  1. Does it reach? Range must cover the route with nothing to spare given.
  2. Can it land? Runway requirement must be met at both ends.
  3. Can you fill it? Survey the route first. Seats you do not sell still cost money.
  4. Is it efficient at the distance you will actually fly? Read the measured-at column.
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