The Pilatus PC-12 Was Last Year’s Most Flown Business Aircraft in the USA

The Swiss-Made PC-12 was last year’s most frequently flown business aircraft in the USA. Specifically, 316,328 takeoffs by the “World’s Greatest Single” were recorded between August 2023 and July 2024, representing 8.8 percent of all departures. Once again, this single-engine turboprop impresses with its versatility, safety, reliability and efficiency.

In business aviation, the USA is the world’s dominant market. “AvBuyer” provides an overview of the most frequently flown business aircraft based on information from “WingX Advance”, the aviation industry data specialist. This overview reveals that the Pilatus PC-12 comes top of the list of most frequently flown business aircraft in the USA – with 316,328 takeoffs between August 2023 and July 2024.

Market leader with a proven engine

Statistically, a good 70 of the world’s global fleet of over 2,000 PC-12s are in the air at any given time. In 2023 alone, Pilatus produced 101 PC-12s in the heart of Switzerland for delivery all over the world, including 48 for customers in the USA. The international PC-12 fleet has now completed well over ten million hours in the air and is used for a wide range of missions – including business travel, cargo transport, air ambulance and emergency services.

Launched in 2019, the latest version, the PC-12 NGX, is a state-of-the-art aircraft fitted with the safest turboprop engine available – the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6. Stastics show that this engine makes the PC-12 one of the safest single-engine aircraft around.

The PC-12 embodies Pilatus’s efforts in the area of sustainability and is capable of reaching destinations with comparatively low fuel consumption. The engine is certified for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), another benefit which contributes to safe, efficient flight.