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Pilatus PC-12 is a passenger and cargo aircraft originating in Switzerland. It was built by Pilatus Aircraft. Reported operators include PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service Tradewind Aviation United States Air Force.
SwitzerlandTechnical data
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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| 29 Sept 2026 | 14.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 14.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 14.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 14.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Passenger and cargo aircraft
Switzerland
Pilatus Aircraft
In production
PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service Tradewind Aviation United States Air Force
2,000 (as of May 2023 )
1991–present
1994
31 May 1991
Pilatus U-28 Draco
1 or 2
6 to 9 passengers seats
14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
16.28 m (53 ft 5 in)
4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
25.81 m 2 (277.8 sq ft)
root : NASA LS(1)-0417MOD; tip : NASA LS(1)-0313
2,810 kg (6,195 lb)
4,740 kg (10,450 lb)
4,500 kg (9,921 lb)
4,100 kg (9,039 lb)
1,226 kg (2,703 lb) / 1,521 L (402 US gal; 335 imp gal)
5.16 metres (16.9 ft) long, 1.47 metres (4.8 ft) high, up to 1.52 metres (5.0 ft) wide
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P turboprop engine, 890 kW (1,200 shp)
4-bladed Hartzell Propeller composite, 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in) diameter composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propeller
528 km/h (328 mph, 285 kn)
124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn)
3,417 km (2,123 mi, 1,845 nmi) (HSC, VFR Reserves)
9,144 m (30,000 ft)
9.75 m/s (1,919 ft/min)
793 m (2,602 ft)
661 m (2,169 ft)
250 L/h (66 gal/h; 55 imp gal/h) (915 km (569 mi; 494 nmi) trip, including climb, cruise and descent, 491 km/h (305 mph; 265 kn) average block speed)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pilatus PC-12 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaGendarmerie exact named equipment holdings: PC-12. 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.
BulgariaDated directory active-fleet estimate for PC-12, grouped under Pilatus PC-12. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Transport". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
GermanyReported count for Pilatus PC-12 · PC-12 NGX. Service scope: Current fleet of the German 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): in service: 1. Origin: Switzerland. 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.
GuatemalaReported count for Pilatus PC-12. Service scope: Guatemalan 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 (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
IrelandReported count for Pilatus PC-12 · PC-12NG "Spectre" / Pilatus PC-12 · PC-12NG. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 3 / in service: 1. Origin: Switzerland. 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.
South AfricaDated directory active-fleet estimate for PC-12, grouped under Pilatus PC-12. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
SwitzerlandReported count for Pilatus PC-12. Service scope: Swiss 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: 1. Origin: Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-10-07. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
ThailandReported count for Pilatus PC-12. 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: 1. Origin: Switzerland. 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.
United StatesAir Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) exact named equipment holdings: PC-12 (U-28A). 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 / None. 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.
PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service Tradewind Aviation United States Air Force
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