Updated this morning · Oct 18, 2026
Glasair Glasair: prices, price cuts and days on market
17 are for sale on Barnstormers today, with a median asking price of $139,750. 38% of the ones we watched appear are still listed 21 days later, and 8 sellers cut price in the last 30 days.
The Glasair market this morning
What does a used Glasair ask right now?
With 17 for sale this morning, the Glasair Glasair is the 18th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers. 6 were listed in the last 30 days and 6 came down, slower churn than the experimental and kit average. MI has the most of them (3), then CO (2).
Asking prices run from $13,000 to $250,000, and half of the 16 priced listings sit between $55,000 and $179,000. The median is $139,750, 17% above the experimental and kit median of $119,500. Age matters: 1980s airframes ask a median of $77,500 against $119,500 for the 2000s.
8 sellers cut price in the last 30 days, 47% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 9% off the ask. Of the Glasairs we watched appear, 38% were still for sale 21 days later.
Set against every other type, the Glasair also appears in our note on which models get their price cut most often, with the sample behind each figure.
Written from this morning's figures and how they compare with the other types on the site. It changes as the market does.
By variant
| Variant | Seen | Live | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 6 | 3 | $95,000 |
| III | 5 | 3 | $202,000 |
| II | 4 | 0 | — |
Only listings whose title names a variant. Median is over live, priced listings of that variant.
Asking price distribution
Asking prices as typed by the seller. "Call" and "make offer" are counted as unpriced.
Median asking by decade
| Built | Seen | Median ask | Cut rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | $77,500 | 50% |
| 1990s | 2 | $132,000 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3 | $119,500 | 33% |
| 2010s | 2 | $222,000 | 0% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 74% of Glasair listings don't have one. They count everywhere else on this page but not in this table.
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Buyer's notes
About the Glasair Glasair
What it is
The Glasair was the first premolded composite kit airplane, launched in 1980 in Arlington, Washington, and it set the template for the fast, slippery two-seat homebuilt. The Glasair I, II and III are low-wing, side-by-side fiberglass airplanes with Lycoming power from 160 hp on the early I up to 300 hp on the III, sold as taildragger, fixed-tricycle and retractable versions. The company went bankrupt around the turn of the century, came back as Glasair Aviation, and added the Sportsman 2+2, a four-seat, high-wing utility airplane that shares nothing with the low-wing line except the name.
The low-wing Glasairs are fast and demanding. Wing loading is high, the stall is abrupt, and a Glasair III on final is a serious machine that rewards a pilot who flies numbers. The Sportsman is the opposite: docile, roomy and happy on floats or big tires. Owners of both talk about build quality first and everything else second.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers write Glasair I TD, FT or RG, Glasair II-S (the stretched fuselage), Super II, and Glasair III, with the RG suffix for the retractable. The III, with its 300 hp IO-540, is the fastest and the most expensive to run, and a well-built III with a modern panel is the top of the low-wing line. A II-S RG with a 180 hp O-360 is the common middle. Early Glasair I kits are the most variable, since builders had the least factory help.
On the Sportsman, the split is between owner-built kits and airplanes assembled in the factory's Two Weeks to Taxi program, which sell on the strength of consistent factory workmanship. Engine choice, tailwheel versus tricycle and float rigging move the ask.
What buyers check
These are experimental amateur-built airplanes, so the builder's skill is the airframe. Ask who built it and look at the layups, bonds and finish work with someone who knows composites. Dark paint on an older fiberglass airframe is a warning, because heat softens the resin and the factory called for light colors. Check the wing spar and control system for delamination and the wet-wing and header tanks for leaks. On an RG, the builder-installed hydraulic gear system is the most likely source of trouble and gear-up landings are common on the type.
Engines are standard Lycomings and get standard scrutiny, with attention to cooling on a III, which runs hot in the climb. Canopy condition, prop history and a documented weight and balance all matter. A Sportsman gets the same builder questions plus the usual tailwheel and float checks. A modern glass panel adds value on all of them.
Who it suits
The Glasair I, II and III suit the pilot who wants two-seat speed and is comfortable with an experimental airplane and precise flying. The Sportsman suits a family or backcountry pilot who wants a Cessna-style utility airplane with folding wings and a modern panel. Realistic cross-shops are the Lancair 320, 360 and Legacy for the low-wing line, the Van's RV-6 or RV-7 for an easier version of the same idea, and a Cessna 180 or Maule for the Sportsman's mission.
How much does a used Glasair Glasair cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $13,000 to $250,000, and the median is $139,750. The middle half of the 16 priced listings sit between $55,000 and $179,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Glasair Glasairs are for sale right now?
17 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 6 were listed in the last 30 days and 6 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 42 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Glasair Glasair take to sell?
38% of the Glasair listings we watched appear are still for sale 21 days later, so most take longer than that. We will publish a median once more than half of the cohort has closed.
How often do Glasair Glasair sellers cut the price?
8 price cuts in the last 30 days against 17 live listings, averaging 9% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which Glasair sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Glasair Super II-s FtOct 18 | MT | 15 d | $125,000$119,500−4% |
| 2000 Glasair Super II-s FtOct 17 | MT | 15 d | $129,500$125,000−3% |
| 1989 Glasair SH-2R N729ACOct 17 | OH | 91 d | $75,000$70,000−7% |
| 2000 Glasair Super II-s FtOct 13 | MT | 15 d | $139,500$129,500−7% |
| Glasair Sportsman 2014Oct 8 | MI | 55 d | $189,000$175,000−7% |
| 1983 Glasair I TdOct 7 | SD | 42 d | $105,000$95,000−10% |
| 1983 Glasair I TdSep 27 | SD | 42 d | $110,000$105,000−5% |
| Glasair RG1Sep 22 | — | 28 d | $18,000$13,000−28% |
For sale now
Which Glasairs are for sale right now?
Newest first. Days listed is counted from the morning we first saw the ad; listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 show the day we started watching.
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Cuts | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasair III New Build! | WA | 3 d | – | $225,000 |
| 2000 Glasair Super II-s Ft | MT | 15 d | 3 | $119,500 |
| Glasair Ft Super II S | MI | 18 d | – | $250,000 |
| 1983 Glasair 1 With 180 HP | OH | 26 d | – | $55,000 |
| Glasair RG1 | — | 28 d | 1 | $13,000 |
| Glasair 1 | NV | 31 d | – | $110,000 |
| 1993 Glasair III | CO | 32 d | – | $179,000 |
| 1983 Glasair I Td | SD | 42 d | 2 | $95,000 |
| Beautiful Glasair Sh-III | ID | 52 d | – | $165,000 |
| Glasair Sportsman 2014 | MI | 55 d | 1 | $175,000 |
| Glasair 1ft C/s | CO | 58 d | – | $55,000 |
| Questair Venture Or Glasair ? | — | 91 d | – | $194,500 |
| 1989 Glasair SH-2R N729AC | OH | 91 d | 1 | $70,000 |
| Glasair Super II Srg (obo) | NV | 91 d | – | $160,000 |
| Glasair III | LA | 91 d | – | see ad |
| 2007 Glasair Sportsman 2+2 | MI | 91 d | – | $230,000 |
| Glasair Super Iis-RG Kit | GA | 91 d | – | $25,000 |
Cross-shop
What else does a Glasair buyer look at?
Other Glasair types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the Glasairs, and how are they counted?
Where they are
How we count
Barnstormers piston categories are read once a day. A listing is "delisted" after it is missing on two consecutive mornings. Days listed starts the morning we first saw the ad, so listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 are excluded from time-on-market figures. Prices are asking prices as typed by the seller. Nothing here is an appraisal. Full methodology.