Cirrus Aircraft Cost: SR20, SR22 and Vision Jet Compared
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How Much Does a Cirrus Aircraft Cost?

A new Cirrus lists from $694,900 for an SR20 to about $3.68 million for a Vision Jet. This guide puts the three families side by side with used asking prices, the US register, fuel burn and the NTSB files.

Compiled by PilotPassionReviewed by Keith M.
Updated 2026-10-20Cited 59 sources
Expert reviewed
White Cirrus SR22 flying straight toward the camera against a pale blue sky
A Cirrus SR22 in flight.

A Cirrus isn't one price. A new SR20 lists at $694,900, a new SR22 at $937,900 and a turbocharged SR22T at $1,069,900, while trade reports put the Vision Jet at about $3.68 million. At the other end, sellers of SR22s listed with no generation stated, built 2001 to 2009, ask a median of $255,500, about 27% of what a new SR22 lists for.

This guide compares the three Cirrus families and includes Cessna piston-aircraft benchmarks. It uses the FAA register for fleet size and owners, samples of 361 SR22 and SR22 turbo listings and 112 SR20 listings for asking prices, and the NTSB files for accident counts. The samples don't separate new from used listings. For the full numbers behind any one airplane, follow the links to our Cirrus SR20 cost guide, Cirrus SR22 and SR22T cost guide and Cirrus Vision Jet cost guide.

$937,900List price of a new SR22
$255,500Median asking price, SR22 listings with no generation stated
9,049Valid US registrations across the three families
$3.68 millionReported Vision Jet price

Data used: Cirrus SR20: FAA registry through 2026-10-12; NTSB files through 2026-09-30; Cirrus SR22: FAA registry through 2026-10-12; NTSB files through 2026-09-30; Cirrus Vision Jet: FAA registry through 2026-10-16; NTSB files through 2026-09-30; Cessna 172: FAA registry through 2026-10-12; NTSB files through 2026-09-30; Cessna 182: FAA registry through 2026-10-12; NTSB files through 2026-09-30.

New prices and advertised asking prices

Cirrus models at a glance: new price, asking median and fleet size
ModelNew priceMedian asking price, newest generation with enough listings for a medianValid US registrations
SR20$694,900, or $754,900 for the Premium$667,500 (G7)1,548
SR22$937,900$1,075,000 (G7)3,927
SR22T$1,069,900$1,099,500 (G7, turbo-listed)2,872
Vision JetAbout $3.68 million with options, reported by AOPANot sampled702

New prices come from Cirrus's price lists, except the Vision Jet. We hold no 2026 North American Vision Jet price list, so that row relies on AOPA's reported price for the newest generation, which includes options. The asking figures are medians of listings on one marketplace, recorded on 2026-10-14 for the Cirrus models and the Cessna 182, and 2026-10-13 for the Cessna 172, so they show where sellers are pitching an airplane and not what one sold for.

SR22 median asking price by generationSR22 listings, one marketplace, one day
  1. $255,500No generation stated
  2. $316,000G2
  3. $435,000G3
  4. $607,000G5
  5. $784,500G6
  6. $1,075,000G7

The first bar holds listings that give no generation. The chart follows Cirrus generation names, which go from G3 to G5. Medians use only listings with a usable price.

Source: Controller.com asking prices

In this sample, newer advertised generations generally ask more. SR22s with no generation stated ask a median of $255,500 and the second generation $316,000. The third asks $435,000, the fifth $607,000, the sixth $784,500 and the seventh $1,075,000. Airframe time runs the other way at the ends of the range: the no-generation group shows a median of 2,131 hours, the sixth generation 782 and the seventh 393. These are different aircraft advertised on one day, so the pattern doesn't measure how fast any one airplane loses value.

The seventh generation shows how far an asking price can run past a list price. The median asking price for a seventh-generation SR22 is $137,100 above the $937,900 list price for a new one. Cirrus lists the base airplane, and options, avionics and condition all move an asking price, so we can't say which of them drives this gap. Treat it as an asking-price gap and nothing more. The SR20 shows the same shape on a smaller scale: its third-generation asking median of $324,500 is 47% of the $694,900 list price, and its seventh-generation median is $667,500.

Do turbo listings ask more?

New, yes. Cirrus lists the SR22T $132,000 above the SR22. In the asking sample, no consistent premium shows up. The turbo-listed group asks $13,000 more at the second generation and $24,500 more at the seventh, but the non-turbo group asks $5,000 more at the third, $14,000 more at the fifth and $24,500 more at the sixth.

SR22 and SR22 turbo listing groups: median asking prices by advertised generation
GenerationSR22 medianTurbo-listed median
G2$316,000$329,000
G3$435,000$430,000
G5$607,000$593,000
G6$784,500$760,000
G7$1,075,000$1,099,500

Two caveats keep this honest. The turbo groups are listings advertised as turbo. They include aircraft from before the SR22T's FAA approval date of 2010-02-10, so they aren't all SR22Ts, and unadjusted medians can't isolate the premium for otherwise comparable airplanes. And a turbocharger chiefly helps an engine keep its power as the air thins, so its value depends on where and how you fly. The FAA type certificate sheet lists the SR22's engine as the IO-550-N, rated at 310 hp, and the SR22T's as the TSIO-550-K, rated at 315 hp. The horsepower is nearly the same. What the turbo changes is how much of that power survives at altitude.

Cirrus and Cessna price comparisons

The Cessna 172S and 182T give useful piston-aircraft benchmarks. The new-price gap is large: the SR22 lists $165,900 above a Cessna 182T, and the SR20 lists $114,900 above a Cessna 172S. AOPA's reported Vision Jet price, with options, is about 3.9 times the SR22 base list price, though the configurations differ.

Cirrus and Cessna on paper: list price, power, weight, fuel and fleet
AirplaneList priceRated powerMaximum takeoff weightUsable fuelValid US registrations (Cessna figures cover the whole family)
Cirrus SR20, later configuration$694,900215 hp3,150 lb56 US gal1,548
Cessna 172S$580,000180 hp2,550 lb53 US gal21,145
Cirrus SR22, later configuration$937,900310 hp3,600 lb92 US gal3,927
Cessna 182T$772,000230 hp3,100 lb87 US gal13,792

In the asking samples, a Cessna 172S asks a median of $414,900 and a 182T $459,000, against $477,000 for a sixth-generation SR20 and $784,500 for a sixth-generation SR22. The Cessna 172S group spans model years 1999 to 2022 and includes generic Skyhawk listings assigned by year, without verified variant identity. The 182T group spans 2001 to 2026. Both Cirrus sixth-generation groups span 2017 to 2023. These aren't matched-age comparisons. Compare the specific airplanes you're shortlisting. For the numbers on the Cessnas themselves, see our guides to what a Cessna 172 costs and what a Cessna 182 costs, and for a wider field our small plane cost guide.

How many are registered, and how new they're

Valid US registrationsFAA register, valid registrations only
  1. Cessna 17221,145
  2. Cessna 18213,792
  3. Cirrus SR22 and SR22T6,799
  4. Cirrus SR201,548
  5. Cirrus Vision Jet702

Registration doesn't show active use. The Cessna bars are the full families, including airplanes built decades ago.

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry

The three Cirrus families add up to 9,049 valid registrations. The SR22 family is the bulk of that at 6,799, with 3,927 SR22s and 2,872 SR22Ts, then the SR20 at 1,548 and the Vision Jet at 702. The Cessna 182 has 13,792 and the Cessna 172 21,145, so the Cirrus register is a far smaller pool. Registered isn't the same as for sale.

It's also a much younger pool. In the SR22 register, 37.7% of aircraft with a usable build year were built in the 2020s, 27.0% in the 2010s and 35.4% in the 2000s. For the Cessna 172 the 2020s share is only 4.8%. The Vision Jet is younger still: 79.1% of Vision Jets with a usable build year, across all registration statuses, were built in the 2020s, with a median build year of 2022.

Mostly companies, not people

Owner type on the FAA register, share of all registrations in each family
FamilyIndividualsLLCsCorporations
Cirrus SR2013.0%56.0%12.0%
Cirrus SR22 and SR22T12.9%64.5%12.9%
Cirrus Vision Jet3.4%72.2%9.0%
Cessna 17235.6%32.3%18.6%

Registration counts use FAA status V only, while the owner percentages use all matching registry records, including other statuses. Among SR22 registry records, 64.5% list a limited liability company and only 12.9% an individual. On the Cessna 172 register individuals hold 2.8 times that share. The register records only an owner category, not the reason behind it or how the airplane is used. Among all Vision Jet registry records, 72.2% list an LLC and 3.4% an individual.

What it costs to keep one flying

The purchase price is the entry fee. Fuel is the part you feel every hour. The burn figures in the table come from published sources listed at the end of this page, and the last column applies an illustrative fuel price of $6.00 per US gallon, only to show the arithmetic. Change the price and the hourly cost scales with it.

Published fuel burn and the fuel cost per hour at an example price
Airplane and yearPower settingFuel burnFuel cost per hour at the example price
Cirrus SR20, 199975 percent10.4 US gal/hour$62.40
Cirrus SR22, 200475 percent16.4 US gal/hour$98.40
Cessna 172S, 200975 %9.7 US gal/hour$58.20

The SR22 in these sources burns 1.6 times what the SR20 does at the same power setting, reflecting 310 hp against 200 hp. The two figures are for different model years, so treat the ratio as a guide. The SR20 carries 56 US gal of usable fuel. The SR22 carries 81 US gal in its earlier configuration and 92 US gal in the later one, the same as the SR22T's 92 US gal. The Vision Jet is a different class of cost. The estimate in our source is 81 US gal per hour of jet fuel, an operating figure that includes start, taxi and takeoff and rests on stated loading assumptions, so it isn't directly comparable with the piston figures. The estimate comes from Conklin & de Decker, with no aircraft generation or data date stated in our source.

Engine overhaul is one of the biggest line items in owning any piston airplane. For the Lycoming IO-390 fitted to later SR20s, Lycoming's schedule lists 2,600 hours for a factory-new or rebuilt engine and 2,000 hours after an overhaul, with calendar limits and conditions that also apply. Earlier SR20s carry a Continental IO-360-ES, which that schedule doesn't cover. The FAA describes an annual inspection interval of 12 calendar months for ordinary US personal aircraft. Insurance, hangar fees, labour rates and loan terms depend too much on the owner and the airfield for one published number to mean anything, so we print none. Each of our model guides has a calculator where you add your own.

Counts, not rates

The counts below are NTSB accidents matched to each family's make and model labels, with incidents excluded and no country filter. A fatal accident here means the event involved a fatality, not necessarily aboard that airplane.

NTSB accidents by family, 2000 to 2025
AirplaneAccidents countedOf which fatalShare fatal
Cirrus SR22 and SR22T41114134.3%
Cirrus SR201364432.4%
Cirrus Vision Jet1119.1%
Cessna 1821,49432021.4%
Cessna 1723,41250314.7%

The NTSB files record 411 accidents involving the SR22 family and 136 for the SR20, with 11 for the much younger Vision Jet. Those are counts. The NTSB doesn't publish how many hours each family flew, and the FAA's activity survey reports hours by aircraft category and not by model, so we can't divide by exposure. Accident counts depend on both how much a fleet flies and how often accidents happen, and these sources give us neither flight hours nor rates by model, so the counts can't establish relative risk.

A short buying guide from the data

  • Cheapest way in. Look at second and third-generation SR20s and SR22s. Their asking medians run from $275,000 for an SR20 to $316,000 for an SR22 at the second generation, and a G3 SR22 asks $435,000.
  • The four-seat travel airplane. The SR22 is the airplane most buyers mean. Early ones have 4 seats, a maximum takeoff weight of 3,400 lb and 81 US gal of usable fuel. Later ones are certificated for 4+1 seats, 3,600 lb and 92 US gal. The register holds 3,927 valid SR22 registrations, though registered doesn't mean for sale.
  • High and hot. The SR22T is the one to price if you fly over mountains or from high airfields. In the asking sample, turbo-listed groups sit close to non-turbo ones, but that sample can't tell you what a like-for-like turbo premium is, so get quotes on the specific airplanes.
  • Step-up to a jet. The Vision Jet is a different purchase entirely, at about 3.9 times the SR22 base list price on AOPA's reported figure. Among all Vision Jet registry records, including non-valid statuses, 72.2% list an LLC as registrant. That doesn't establish beneficial ownership, aircraft use or insurance needs, so check ownership structure and insurance early.
  • Learning to fly in one. If you're still in training, read our guide to financing flight training before you price any of these.

Not sure you want to own? Rental and club pricing varies school by school, and we haven't surveyed Cirrus rates. For how rental pricing works in practice, read how the Cessna 172 is priced in our rental guide and compare it with the ownership numbers above.

Questions buyers ask

How much does a new Cirrus cost?

Cirrus lists a new SR20 at $694,900 and a new SR22 at $937,900, with the turbocharged SR22T at $1,069,900. AOPA reported the Vision Jet at about $3.68 million with options.

What are sellers asking for Cirrus aircraft?

In our sample of asking prices, an SR22 listed with no generation stated asks a median of $255,500 and a seventh-generation SR22 $1,075,000. An SR20 asks $275,000 at the second generation and $667,500 at the seventh.

Do turbo SR22s ask more than non-turbo ones?

New, Cirrus lists it $132,000 higher. In our asking sample the turbo-listed and non-turbo groups sit close together at every generation, with the turbo group higher at two of the five we can compare. The sample can't isolate a like-for-like premium.

How many Cirrus aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA register lists 9,049 valid registrations across the SR20, the SR22 family and the Vision Jet. That includes 6,799 in the SR22 family, 1,548 SR20s and 702 Vision Jets.

Who owns Cirrus airplanes?

Mostly companies. LLCs hold 64.5% of the SR22 register and individuals 12.9%.

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