Texas’s business aviation market is deep, turbine-powered, and full of movement. Based on the current in-state business jets and turboprops available on the market, 230 aircraft are listed for sale or offered by Texas-based owners and brokers right now, and the numbers behind that inventory tell a clear story about who’s selling, what’s changing hands, and where it’s all parked.
Here’s a look at the Texas business aviation market by the numbers — the latest in a series breaking down what’s actually flying (and moving) in each state.
A MID-AGE, HARD-WORKING FLEET
Texas’s turbine inventory skews notably older than what buyers might find in a market like New York. The average manufacture year across all 230 jets and turboprops is 1999, with a median of 2000, and only about 13 percent of the inventory (30 aircraft) was built in 2015 or later. Roughly 24 percent (56 aircraft) date back before 1990.
Ownership structure is heavily weighted toward direct ownership rather than fractional programs:
- Wholly owned: 213 aircraft (93 percent)
- Shared ownership: 17 aircraft (7 percent)
That’s an owner-heavy market, consistent with a state where private operators, ranching and energy-sector flight departments, and independent owner-pilots make up a large share of the buyer and seller base.
WHERE THE INVENTORY LIVES
Texas’s available jets and turboprops are spread across 71 different base airports, reflecting just how geographically dispersed Texas aviation really is. Still, a handful of hubs account for a meaningful share of what’s currently on the market:
- Addison Airport: 17 aircraft
- San Antonio International Airport: 16 aircraft
- Dallas Love Field: 16 aircraft
- William P. Hobby Airport: 15 aircraft
- Meacham International Airport: 14 aircraft
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial: 9 aircraft
The top six fields combined account for about 38 percent of the statewide total — a much flatter distribution than markets concentrated around one or two dominant airports, and a sign of how spread out Texas’s turbine business aviation activity is across the Metroplex, Houston, San Antonio, and beyond.
WHAT’S FOR SALE IN TEXAS
Citation is the clear leader in the Texas turbine market, with 51 aircraft, followed by King Air (36), Falcon (18), Learjet (18), Piper (16), and Gulfstream (15) rounding out the top of the list. That’s a market anchored by cabin-class jets and turboprops rather than large-cabin, ultra-long-range equipment.
By specific model, the list is led by turboprops and light-to-midsize jets:
- Piper Meridian: 10
- Citation V: 8
- King Air B200: 7
- King Air 200: 6
- Gulfstream G-IVSP: 6
- Citation Bravo: 6
- Falcon 50EX: 5
- Learjet 45: 5
- King Air 350: 5
- Gulfstream G200: 5
- Citation Ultra: 5
This is a volume market first — single-engine and light-twin turboprops alongside early-generation Citations, Learjets, and Falcons moving in real numbers, with large-cabin equipment like the G-IVSP and G200 appearing further down the list.
PRICING ON THE MARKET
Of the 230 jets and turboprops currently available, 113 (about 49 percent) are listed with a stated asking price, while 108 (47 percent) are marked “Inquire,” and the remaining 9 are fractional-share offerings. Among the aircraft with a disclosed price, the median asking price is $1.8 million, with a wide range running from $115,000 to $17.95 million — a spread that captures everything from entry-level turboprops to late-model large-cabin jets.
THE SELLERS BEHIND THE FLEET
Unlike more institutionally managed markets, Texas’s for-sale inventory is highly fragmented among owners and small operators rather than concentrated with a handful of management companies:
- FLYTRU Aviation Inc.: 5 aircraft
- Z Heffley Aviation, LLC: 4 aircraft
- Wing Aviation Charter Services, LLC: 3 aircraft
- CTP Holdings, Inc.: 3 aircraft
That fragmentation matters for buyers and brokers alike — with no dominant operator controlling a large slice of the inventory, deals in Texas tend to be sourced one relationship at a time rather than through a short list of large management outfits.
FLEET ACTIVITY
The average turbine airframe currently on the Texas market has logged just over 6,300 total flight hours, with a median of about 6,290 hours. Combined with a fleet that skews toward older manufacture years, that points to well-utilized, seasoned aircraft rather than low-time equipment — typical of a market where owners fly their airplanes hard before deciding to sell.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Texas’s business aviation market is broad, fragmented, and skews toward proven, mid-life turboprops and cabin-class jets rather than new large-cabin iron. Inventory is spread across more than 70 base airports with no single hub dominating, Citation and King Air lead the model mix, and pricing spans from six-figure turboprops to eight-figure large-cabin jets. For buyers and brokers trying to find where the next deal is likely to come from, the data tells a clear story: Texas is a volume market, wide open geographically, with plenty of well-flown turbine aircraft changing hands across every segment.
Contact Holstein Aviation to talk through where your aircraft fits into the Texas market, whether you’re buying, selling, or reevaluating how it’s managed.
