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Light utility aircraft
Cessna 182 Skylane is a light utility aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Cessna Aircraft Company.
United StatesCessna 182 Skylane
Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedLight utility aircraft
United States
Cessna Aircraft Company
In production
23,237+
1956–1985, 1996–2012, 2015–present
1956
10 September 1955
Cessna 180
1
3 passengers
29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )
1,970 lb (894 kg)
3,100 lb (1,406 kg)
1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 air-cooled flat-six , 230 hp (170 kW)
3-bladed constant speed
150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)
145 kn (167 mph, 269 km/h)
49 kn (56 mph, 91 km/h)
175 kn (201 mph, 324 km/h)
930 nmi (1,070 mi, 1,720 km)
18,100 ft (5,500 m)
924 ft/min (4.69 m/s)
Cessna 182
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 8.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 8.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 8.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Cessna 182 Skylane equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaAir Operations Command exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182 Skylane. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force holdings of the exact named Cessna 182 Skylane component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Dominican RepublicAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
EcuadorNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Trainer aircraft". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
HondurasAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182 Skylane. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IndonesiaReported count for Cessna 182 · 182T Skylane. Service scope: Indonesian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-10-29. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MexicoAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Portugal
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182T Skylane. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
VenezuelaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 182 Skylane. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings of Cessna 182. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIRCRAFT / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
Air Force holdings of the exact named Cessna 182 Skylane component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings of Cessna 182. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIRCRAFT / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Cessna 182T. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Cessna 182N Skylane. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.