Kodiak 900 vs Pilatus PC-12

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 Kodiak 900 Daher Pilatus PC-12 Pilatus
Stall Speed 78 kts 67 kts
Approach Speed 85 kts 90 kts
Cruise Speed 210 kts 270 kts
Range 1,129 nm 1,600 nm
Service Ceiling 25,000 ft 30,000 ft
Rate of Climb 1,724 fpm 2,000 fpm
Fuel Burn 58.0 gph 66.0 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.

Kodiak 900 Jet A
58.0 gph
baseline
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.
Pilatus PC-12 Jet A
66.0 gph
+8.0 gph
1,600 nm range 402 gal usable 6h 05m endurance 4.1 nm/gal $396 fuel/hr
Pilatus PC-12: 66.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,600 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 5 minute endurance, 4.1 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

Scale:
Kodiak 900Jet A
$745 /hr
Kodiak 900: $745 per flight hour — fuel $348, maintenance and reserve $397.
Pilatus PC-12Jet A
$1,130 /hr
Pilatus PC-12: $1,130 per flight hour — fuel $396, maintenance and reserve $734.
Kodiak 900 Turboprop
$27,868 /yr
Kodiak 900: $27,868 per year — insurance $14,800, hangar $10,568, annual inspection $2,500.
Pilatus PC-12 Turboprop
$59,500 /yr
Pilatus PC-12: $59,500 per year — insurance $22,000, hangar $35,000, 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
1
Kodiak 900
10 / 10 seats 322 / 322 gal fuel 1,473 lb wet payload 3,630 lb useful 8,000 lb MTOW
Pilatus PC-12
9 / 9 seats 402 / 402 gal fuel 907 lb wet payload 3,600 lb useful 9,921 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.

Kodiak 900
45.0 × 37.7 ft 16.1 ft tall
1× Turboprop Fixed Unpressurized
Pilatus PC-12
53.2 × 47.2 ft 14.0 ft tall
1× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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