Indicative 2025 market range$109k (€101k) to $131k (€121k)
Fixed annual planning base$9k (€8k)
Direct hourly planning cost$70 (€65) / h
An Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat costs approximately $109k (€101k) to $131k (€121k) to buy at 2025 market values. Owning one and flying 80 hours a year costs roughly $14k (€13k) annually, about $178 (€165) per flight hour all-in, made up of a $9k (€8k) fixed annual base plus $70 (€65) per hour flown. Over five years, purchase and operating costs total around $190k (€176k) before financing, depreciation and tax.
Ownership scenarios
Indicative cash costs before financing, depreciation and tax.
Annual use
Annual cash cost
Effective cost / h
Five-year cash outlay
40 h / year
$11k (€11k)
$286 (€265)
$176k (€163k)
80 h / year
$14k (€13k)
$178 (€165)
$190k (€176k)
120 h / year
$17k (€16k)
$142 (€132)
$204k (€189k)
180 h / year
$21k (€20k)
$118 (€109)
$225k (€209k)
What drives the real price?
Airframe and engine time, maintenance history, damage history, avionics, equipment, geography and tax treatment can move a real transaction well outside a model-level estimate. A cheaper example with deferred maintenance can be the more expensive aircraft after the first annual inspection.
What is included?
PlaneFit combines an annual fixed-cost base with a direct hourly estimate. The result is intended for comparing aircraft and testing utilisation scenarios. It is not a maintenance programme quote, insurance quote or pre-buy assessment.
Insurance sits inside the fixed annual base rather than alongside it. To see how that single line breaks down by pilot experience and model year, read the Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat insurance cost guide.
The central ownership compromise
Outstanding visibility and short-field simplicity, but cruise speed and refinement are modest.
Test your own utilisation
The scenarios above assume 80 hours a year. This calculator opens on the Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat figures so you can change the hours, or any of the inputs, and see what it does to the cost per hour.
Estimated annual cash cost€13,200
Effective cost per flight hour€165
Five-year operating cash€66,000
Prefer to work from fuel burn and maintenance reserve separately? Use the operating cost calculator.
Common questions about Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat costs
How much does an Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat cost to buy?
An indicative 2025 market range for an Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat is $109k (€101k) to $131k (€121k). Airframe and engine time, maintenance and damage history, avionics and equipment move real transactions well outside a model-level estimate.
What does an Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat cost per year to own?
Flying 80 hours a year, budget roughly $14k (€13k) in annual cash costs, which works out at about $178 (€165) per flight hour all-in. That covers a $9k (€8k) fixed annual base plus $70 (€65) per hour of direct operating cost.
What does five years of Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat ownership cost?
Purchase plus five years of operating cost at 80 hours a year comes to approximately $190k (€176k) in cash terms, before financing, depreciation and tax.
_(4-11-2024).jpg)