Cessna Grand Caravan EX

Turboprop single engine • High Wing • Fixed gear

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Payload vs. Range

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Occupants

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Fuel on board

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Range

Available Range / nm

Mission capable. Aircraft can handle the current load with full fuel tanks.

Fuel capacity reduced by gallons ( gal usable for nm range).

Over max gross weight. Reduce payload by lbs to safely operate this aircraft.

Extra weight is the additional payload available with your selected passengers.

Mission Profile

In production

185

KTAS

Cruise Speed

912

Max Range

25,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

1288

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Performance

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About the Cessna Grand Caravan EX

Type certificated 2012 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet

Overview

The Cessna Grand Caravan EX is the high-output member of the Caravan family, certified in 2012 to answer the hot-and-high and climb limitations of the earlier 675-shp 208B. An 867-shp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 lifts climb rate by roughly 38 percent over the standard Grand Caravan and improves takeoff out of demanding strips, while retaining the Caravan’s fixed-gear, high-wing layout. Most EX airframes ship with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck.

For the GA buyer, the EX is a fixed-gear utility single built around payload and dispatch reliability rather than speed. It carries more than 3,500 lb of useful load, seats up to fourteen in commuter configuration, and operates from short and rough runways, but it is unpressurized and cruises at about 185 KTAS, so its case rests on hauling capacity and field access rather than block speed.

Key Features for GA Buyers

867-shp PT6A-140. The EX adds about 38 percent climb rate over the 675-shp Grand Caravan, which is what restores its hot-and-high and obstacle-clearance performance.
Payload and seating. A useful load above 3,500 lb supports up to fourteen seats or a cargo-pod freight configuration.
G1000 NXi avionics. The standard suite includes SurfaceWatch and HSI mapping.
Fixed-gear airframe. The Caravan airframe is built for high-cycle utility and Part 135 work.

Trade-offs

Higher fuel burn. The added power raises fuel flow over the 675-shp version, around 60 GPH in cruise and higher in climb.
Acquisition premium. As the top model in the line, the EX trades at a premium to standard 208B airframes on the used market.
Unpressurized. The 25,000-foot ceiling is academic without pressurization, so passenger missions stay below 12,500 ft, where supplemental oxygen is not required.
Slower than the Kodiak 900. At 185 KTAS the EX trails the Kodiak 900 and any cabin-class single on cross-country legs; it is a hauler first.

Base model

Cessna 208 Caravan

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 15.5 ft
Length: 41.6 ft
Parking area (ft²): 2893.86 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 8,807 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 8,500 lbs
Useful Load: 3,532 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 335 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: third-party reference 185 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 175 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 175 KIAS
Approach Speed: 83 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 78 KIAS
Range: 912 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 25,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 1275 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 2,160 ft
Landing ground roll: 1,836 ft

Engine

Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Cessna Grand Caravan EX specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.