Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX vs Kodiak 900

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Cessna Kodiak 900 Daher
Stall Speed 78 kts 78 kts
Approach Speed 83 kts 85 kts
Cruise Speed 185 kts 210 kts
Range 912 nm 1,129 nm
Service Ceiling 25,000 ft 25,000 ft
Rate of Climb 1,275 fpm 1,724 fpm
Fuel Burn 60.0 gph 58.0 gph

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Jet A
60.0 gph
baseline
912 nm range 335 gal usable 5h 34m endurance 3.1 nm/gal $360 fuel/hr
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX: 60.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 912 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 34 minute endurance, 3.1 nautical miles per gallon.
Kodiak 900 Jet A
58.0 gph
−2.0 gph
1,129 nm range 322 gal usable 5h 33m endurance 3.6 nm/gal $348 fuel/hr
Kodiak 900: 58.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,129 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 33 minute endurance, 3.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EXJet A
$829 /hr
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX: $829 per flight hour — fuel $360, maintenance and reserve $469.
Kodiak 900Jet A
$745 /hr
Kodiak 900: $745 per flight hour — fuel $348, maintenance and reserve $397.
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Turboprop
$49,371 /yr
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX: $49,371 per year — insurance $23,898, hangar $22,973, annual inspection $2,500.
Kodiak 900 Turboprop
$27,868 /yr
Kodiak 900: $27,868 per year — insurance $14,800, hangar $10,568, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
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Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
14 / 14 seats 335 / 335 gal fuel 1,288 lb wet payload 3,532 lb useful 8,807 lb MTOW
Kodiak 900
10 / 10 seats 322 / 322 gal fuel 1,473 lb wet payload 3,630 lb useful 8,000 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
52.1 × 41.6 ft 15.5 ft tall
1× Turboprop Fixed Unpressurized
Kodiak 900
45.0 × 37.7 ft 16.1 ft tall
1× Turboprop Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

Origin: · two fingers to move map

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