The Lancair market this morning
What does a used Lancair ask right now?
With 8 for sale this morning, the Lancair Lancair is the 49th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers. 5 were listed in the last 30 days and 5 came down, about the same churn as the rest of the class.
Asking prices run from $8,000 to $250,000, and half of the 7 priced listings sit between $40,000 and $195,500. The median is $159,000, 33% above the experimental and kit median of $119,500.
1 seller cut price in the last 30 days, 13% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 17% off the ask. Of the Lancairs we watched appear, half came down within 31 days.
Set against every other type, the Lancair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | 9 | 0 | — |
| IV-P | 9 | 1 | $95,000 |
| LEGACY | 9 | 1 | $250,000 |
| 360 | 8 | 3 | $99,500 |
| IV | 4 | 0 | — |
| 235 | 2 | 0 | — |
| ES | 2 | 1 | $219,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | $244,250 | 50% |
| 2010s | 4 | $154,500 | 25% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 87% of Lancair 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 Lancair Lancair
What it is
Lancair is a family of fast composite kit airplanes rather than one type, and the name on a listing tells you less than the model number after it. The line started in the mid 1980s with the two-seat Lancair 200 and 235, low-wing retractables molded from fiberglass and foam with a small wing and a smaller cockpit. The 320 and 360 followed with Lycoming power, then the four-seat Lancair IV and pressurized IV-P, the fixed-gear ES (the airframe that became the certified Columbia 300), and in the early 2000s the two-seat Legacy with an IO-550 in most examples.
Every one of them is fast for its horsepower because the wings are small and the airframes are slick. The price for that is high wing loading, an abrupt stall and approach speeds well above what most pilots learned on. The early 235 and 320 in particular have a reputation for sharp low-speed handling, and the type as a whole has an accident history that insurers know by heart. Owners who train for it describe a superb cross-country machine. Owners who don't tend not to stay owners.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers list these as Lancair 235, 320, 360, IV, IV-P, ES and Legacy. The Legacy is the one most buyers want: newer, roomier and with a wing that behaves better than the early ones. A 360 with the larger MkII horizontal tail and a constant-speed prop asks more than a 235 with a fixed-pitch prop and the original small tail. The IV-P brings pressurization and the running costs to match; the unpressurized IV and the fixed-gear ES cost far less to keep. Engine, panel and whether the build is finished and out of phase one matter more than the year.
What buyers check
Start with who built it and how. These are amateur-built experimentals, so quality ranges from professional to alarming. Look for builder logs with photographs, a clean weight and balance and evidence the airframe was built to one version of the plans rather than a mix. Composite structure is checked for delamination, cracked fillets and heat damage (dark paint on an early fiberglass Lancair is a red flag). The retractable gear uses hydraulics that need to be understood by whoever inspects it, and gear-up landings are not rare. Ask about the horizontal tail on early 235 and 320 airframes, since a larger tail was introduced for good reason. An engine monitor and a real autopilot add value; an oddball engine or a homemade panel subtracts.
Who it suits
A Lancair is for the pilot who wants to go fast and far on modest fuel and is willing to fly it precisely every single time. It is not a first airplane, not a grass-strip airplane and not a fit for anyone who wants to relax on final. Buyers cross-shop a Glasair II or III, an RV-7 or RV-8 for something slower and more forgiving, or for the ES and IV, a used Columbia or Cirrus with a certified tag and a certified bill.
How much does a used Lancair Lancair cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $8,000 to $250,000, and the median is $159,000. The middle half of the 7 priced listings sit between $40,000 and $195,500. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Lancair Lancairs are for sale right now?
8 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 5 were listed in the last 30 days and 5 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 53 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Lancair Lancair take to sell?
Half of the Lancair listings we watched appear came down within 31 days. Delisted is not the same as sold; the ad may have expired or been relisted.
How often do Lancair Lancair sellers cut the price?
1 price cuts in the last 30 days against 8 live listings, averaging 17% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which Lancair sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Lancair Legacy RGOct 8 | CA | 61 d | $350,000$290,000−17% |
For sale now
Which Lancairs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancair Legacy Reno Mods | CA | 0 d | – | $250,000 |
| Lancair 360 Project | CT | 3 d | – | $40,000 |
| 2012 Lancair 360 Mkii | N360SX | TX | 11 d | – | auction |
| Lancair IV-p Project | CO | 25 d | – | $95,000 |
| 2017 Lancair 360 Mkii | MD | 27 d | – | $159,000 |
| Lancair Or Questair Venture? | — | 91 d | – | $195,500 |
| Lancair Kit | PA | 91 d | – | $8,000 |
| 2002 Lancair Super Es | NV | 91 d | 1 | $219,000 |
Cross-shop
What else does a Lancair buyer look at?
Other Lancair types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the Lancairs, 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.