Cirrus SR22 vs Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400

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 Cirrus SR22 Cirrus Aircraft Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400 Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing
Stall Speed 69 kts 72 kts
Approach Speed 80 kts 78 kts
Cruise Speed 183 kts 235 kts
Range 1,169 nm 1,107 nm
Service Ceiling 17,500 ft 25,000 ft
Rate of Climb 1,270 fpm 1,285 fpm
Fuel Burn 16.0 gph 21.0 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.

Cirrus SR22 Avgas
16.0 gph
baseline
1,169 nm range 92 gal usable 5h 45m endurance 11.4 nm/gal $104 fuel/hr
Cirrus SR22: 16.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,169 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 45 minute endurance, 11.4 nautical miles per gallon.
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400 Avgas
21.0 gph
+5.0 gph
1,107 nm range 98 gal usable 4h 40m endurance 11.2 nm/gal $136 fuel/hr
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400: 21.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,107 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 40 minute endurance, 11.2 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas 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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Cirrus SR22Avgas
$180 /hr
Cirrus SR22: $180 per flight hour — fuel $104, maintenance and reserve $76.
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400Avgas
$233 /hr
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400: $233 per flight hour — fuel $136, maintenance and reserve $97.
Cirrus SR22 Piston
$17,200 /yr
Cirrus SR22: $17,200 per year — insurance $4,000, hangar $7,200, annual inspection $6,000.
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400 Piston
$15,115 /yr
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400: $15,115 per year — insurance $5,150, hangar $6,265, annual inspection $3,700.

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.

190 + 30 lb Occupants
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1
Cirrus SR22
5 / 5 seats 92 / 92 gal fuel 802 lb wet payload 1,354 lb useful 3,600 lb MTOW
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400
4 / 4 seats 98 / 98 gal fuel 512 lb wet payload 1,100 lb useful 3,600 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.

Cirrus SR22
38.3 × 26.0 ft 8.9 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized
Lancair LC-41 Columbia 400
36.1 × 25.2 ft 9.0 ft tall
1× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

Origin: · two fingers to move map

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