Embraer EMB-121 Xingu for sale: listings and price

Embraer EMB-121 Xingu for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data2 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 7 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.2 miR$ 6.1 mi

market medianaging ≈ −8.5%/yr−46% vs Turbohélice Twin Medium median

Entry

US$ 900.0 mil

model year 1978

Best value

US$ 1.2 mi

model year 1980

Top of range

US$ 1.4 mi

model year 1983

Basis

Listings

real listings

Minimum

US$ 650.0 mil

R$ 3.3 mi

Median

US$ 1.2 mi

R$ 6.1 mi

Maximum

US$ 2.0 mi

R$ 10.2 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +9.2%/yr·1978→1983

Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.

4 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.

Landed in Brazil

Index ≈ ×1.12 to ×1.34 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 726.0 mil – 2.3 mi

R$ 3.7 mi – 11.6 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 817.0 mil – 2.7 mi

R$ 4.2 mi – 13.7 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.

Cost per flight hour

Operate · owned

US$ 1.1 mil/h

R$ 5.7 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 256.0 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 1.8 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 2.2 mil – 3.0 mil/h

R$ 11.3 mil – 15.4 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 2.2 mil – 3.2 mil/h

R$ 11.3 mil – 16.4 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). Centurion Jets quotes US$2,470/hr for EMB-121 Xingu (accessed 2026-06-04); used as anchor with +-modest spread. Jettly's quoted US$14,850/hr is a generic template figure inconsistent with a small twin turboprop and was discarded. BR range estimated near world rate (no public Flapper/operator BR-specific Xingu rate found); aircraft is rare on charter (BusinessAirNews handbook: 0 available for charter worldwide).

How we read this price · 7 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Thin/illiquid pre-owned market (only 106 built 1977-1987, ~half ex-military; Controller.com shows 0 active US listings). Pricing triangulated from BR marketplaces (mercado primario hoje). AeronavesAvenda (1978 EMB-121A, accessed 2026-06-04) states model band R$3.5M-R$10M (~US$700k-US$2M @ ~R$5/USD); flyable/refurbished Xingu II examples on Aerobastian (1980, 8350h, PT6A-135, GNS530) and Aeromercado/SKYBOAT (1980, 3500h, repaint 2017/refurb 2021) are 'valor sob consulta' and sit in upper part of that band. AirCraft24 (1981 s/n 121014) asking US$107,144/R$400k is a DISASSEMBLED project (pilot deceased, ~R$480k to return to service) and is excluded as floor outlier. New list price ~US$1M (1979). median/min/max reflect flyable airframes; min = rough but flyable. Within turboprop_twin_medium sanity band (0.6-9M).

AeronavesAvenda - EMB 121 Xingu, Accessed 2026-06-04; 1978 EMB-121A listing, model band stated R$3.5M-R$10M (~US$700k-US$2M)
AirCraft24 - EMB-121 A1 Xingu (s/n 121014), Accessed 2026-06-04; 1981, asking US$107,144/R$400k, DISASSEMBLED project ~R$480k to restore - excluded as flyable floor outlier
Aerobastian - EMB-121 Xingu II, Accessed 2026-06-04; 1980, 8350h, PT6A-135 750shp, GNS530, no accident history, price on request
Aeromercado - EMBRAER XINGU EMB-121 (SKYBOAT)

Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.

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