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Pilatus PC-12 Cargo payload and cargo capacity

PC-12 · PC12

Aircraft information

This technical reference for Pilatus PC-12 Cargo includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.

Max payload
1,500 kg
Cargo volume
10 m³
Range at max payload
1,700 km

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Cargo & performance

Max payload
1,500 kg
Cargo volume
10 m³
Range at max payload
1,700 km
Ferry range
3,270 km
Cruise speed
500 km/h

Dimensions

Overall length
14.4 m
Wingspan
16.25 m
Main deck length
7.2 m
Main deck width
1.9 m
Main deck height
1.6 m

Cargo doors & loading notes

Cargo door (LH): 135 × 132 cm

Weights

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
4,740 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
4,100 kg
Maximum landing weight (MLW)
4,500 kg
Operating empty weight (OEW)
2,950 kg

Aircraft

Manufacturer
Pilatus
Aircraft family
PC12
ICAO type code
PC12
Aircraft category
Narrow-body freighter
Propulsion
Turboprop/Turboshaft
Engines
1 × PT6A-67P
Recorded operational status
Active

ICAO type classification

Current Doc 8643 record for PC12.

Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.

ICAO type designator
PC12
Wake turbulence category
L
Wingtip clearance group
G
Aircraft configuration
Land Plane · 1 × Turboprop/Turboshaft

Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026

FAA airport planning characteristics

Mapped by ICAO type designator PC12. FAA source record: Pilatus PC-12.

FAA aircraft-type data mapped by ICAO designator. It is intended for airport planning and design; it is not variant-specific operational approval or a complete compatibility assessment.

FAA approach category
A
Airplane design group
II
Taxiway design group
2A
Reference approach speed
85 kt
Tail height
4.27 m
Wheelbase
3.11 m
Main gear width
4.63 m
Reference MTOW
4,740 kg

Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset