Get Precise Aircraft Valuations With AircraftValuation.com
Aircraft ownership delivers exceptional benefits, but buying, selling, and managing aircraft requires timely, reliable data. AircraftValuation.com, Sandhills Global’s newest aviation resource, provides free, fast aircraft valuations to support confident, data-backed decision-making.
AircraftValuation.com builds on Sandhills’ considerable expertise across aviation buying and selling platforms such as Controller, Executive Controller, Aviation Trader, and Controller EMEA, as well as solutions like Aircraft Cost Calculator, Aircraft.com, and Charter Hub.
“Understanding what an aircraft is worth is essential as an owner for making informed financial decisions and planning for related expenses,” says Controller Sales Manager Terrin Mohl. “If you’re considering selling, pricing your aircraft competitively can give you a clear advantage in the marketplace.”
Who Uses AircraftValuation.com?
Powered by over $20 billion in real-world aircraft transaction data annually, AircraftValuation.com is a trusted resource for a broad range of aviation professionals. Owners use valuations to plan refinancing, maintenance budgeting, and long-term financial decisions. Buyers rely on them to determine fair market value, compare aircraft more easily, and avoid overpaying. Sellers use valuations to track value trends and set timely, competitive prices that attract serious buyers.
AircraftValuation.com is also ideal for brokers and owners who need objective, third-party data to validate pricing and support client decisions, as well as for lenders and insurers who use valuations to determine loan terms, coverage limits, and depreciation schedules. Charter operators, fleet managers, and corporate flight and finance departments depend on valuations to monitor aircraft value, support audits, plan replacements, and guide budget decisions.
How To Generate A Valuation
Obtaining aircraft valuations through AircraftValuation.com is straightforward and removes guesswork by tying each valuation directly to a real aircraft with a valid tail number. Registered users can run up to two valuations per day, with additional valuations available upon request at no cost. To ensure neutral, third-party assessments, AircraftValuation.com doesn’t generate valuations for aircraft currently listed on Controller.com.
A valuation typically takes less than a minute and involves just three steps after registering a free account and logging in at AircraftValuation.com. First, enter aircraft details such as the registration number, serial number, make, model, and year. Next, add information such as total time, year painted, and flight deck model to refine the valuation. Finally, review the results, which go beyond a single figure by providing market and asking values to inform planning and decision-making.
More Tools & Data For Buyers & Sellers
AircraftValuation.com also allows users to generate valuation PDF reports, export values to a spreadsheet, edit asset details, and launch an aircraft financing application through CurrencyAir. AircraftValuation.com provides users with data based on real-time verified transactions, and users can view similar aircraft listings on Controller.com, ControllerEMEA.co.uk, and AviationTrader.com.au—industry-leading platforms serving buyers and sellers worldwide.
Whether you need to establish competitive, market-supported asking prices or make confident, data-backed decisions, AircraftValuation.com provides the objective insight the ever-shifting aircraft market requires. For more information about getting precise valuations with AircraftValuation.com, contact your Sandhills sales representative.
A version of this article first appeared in Sandhills Magazine. You can find current and back issues in the Sandhills Magazine Archive.
Charter Hub: Private Jet & Aircraft Charter On Your Terms
Introduced in 2005, Charter Hub is a dynamic print-and-online platform connecting frequent charter travelers with a network of vetted, certified operators for domestic and international charter flights and empty-leg opportunities. The high-gloss Charter Hub publication is printed every four weeks and features hundreds of listings for jet, turboprop, and piston charter aircraft and piston and turbine helicopters.
Print issues are distributed to schedulers, subscribers, aircraft owners, charter operators, flight departments, and select FBO locations across the U.S. and Canada. Charter Hub offers charter operators targeted advertising options, including classified listings, display ads, and priority-page placements designed to deliver qualified leads.
The CharterHub.com website—featuring thousands more searchable listings—recently received a major update that makes it easier than ever to find aircraft and charter operators. Users can browse daily updated empty-leg trips and submit free, transparent, no-obligation charter quote requests using a simplified form. All features are also available through the Charter Hub mobile app.
Aircraft.com: The Premier Resource For Active & Inactive Aircraft Data
Since 2020, the mobile-friendly Aircraft.com has provided aircraft buyers, operators, enthusiasts, and other users with a continually updated database featuring more than 1.5 million photos and detailed information on over 270,000 aircraft. These include business jets, single- and twin-engine pistons, turboprops, and piston and turbine helicopters.
From the homepage, users can quickly search by tail number, make, or model, browse aircraft by manufacturer or category, or view the latest aircraft additions. Visitors can also share their own aircraft photos to expand the database and get started listing their own aircraft for sale on Controller.com.
Every detail page on Aircraft.com includes photos, specs, and information about the airframe, engine, avionics, components, and more. Detail pages also include prominent buttons that link to listings for the same model (or similar models) available for sale on Controller.com and for charter on CharterHub.com. Visitors can also quickly access estimated operating costs provided by Aircraft Cost Calculator.
Aircraft Cost Calculator: Aviation’s Most Powerful Operating Cost Analytics Tool
Aircraft Cost Calculator (ACC) provides aircraft owners, operators, flight departments, financial institutions, and charter operators with reliable, accurate estimates for operating all types of aircraft. Introduced in 2011, the mobile-friendly, web-based tool helps users quickly understand how ongoing fixed and variable costs—such as pilot and crew fees, hangar leases, inspections, and maintenance—impact overall ownership and budgeting.
Accessible at AircraftCostCalculator.com or within listings on Controller.com and CharterHub.com, ACC combines advanced cost-modeling tools with fully editable, pre-loaded, real-world data sourced from aircraft owners, operators, and fleet managers. ACC also automatically generates charts and graphs to illustrate cost calculations. Users can run trip-specific projections through the ACC Trip Cost Calculator, compare private and commercial travel, and produce customized, professional reports to share with clients and colleagues.
ACC offers a free trial to explore its features, and four cost-effective subscription plans are available to meet a range of user needs.