Fleet registry / Turboprop / N87TS
Piper PA-31P.
1973 Piper PA-31P operated by 40 Mile Air, Ltd. · Anchorage, . Configured for 8 passengers.
800 nm
Published range
210 kts cruise
8
Seats
1973
Model year
Registry record
- Year
- 1973
- Seats
- 8
- Class
- Turboprop
- Builder
- Piper
- Based at
- PFTO
- Serial
- 31-7300969
Operated by
40 Mile Air, Ltd.
Anchorage · PANC
Performance vs class
The Piper PA-31P against the average of 133 turboprop types in the US charter fleet.
Piper PA-31PClass avg
Cruise speed
-1% vs class
Range
-27% vs class
Passenger seats
+14% vs class
Published type figures; this airframe's configuration may differ.
Nonstop reach from PANC
With 800 nm of published range, N87TS flies nonstop well past the edges of this map from its home base at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
- Piper PA-31P · 800 nm range ring
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Flight activity
Live position and the last 7 days of tracked flying for N87TS.
Piper PA-31P performance & cabin
Pressurized cabin, versatile runway access, 6–9 passengers.
Range
800 nm
≈ 921 miles
Cruise speed
210 kt
≈ 242 mph
Passengers
5 typical
Baggage
48 cu ft
Cabin H · W · L
4 ft 4 in · n/a · 12 ft 11 in
Reference figures for the Piper PA-31P, compiled from published sources; treat as indicative and confirm exact performance with the operator.
Charter the Piper PA-31P
N87TS is a 1973 Piper Piper PA-31P, turboprop class, operated by 40 Mile Air, Ltd. out of Anchorage, . With roughly 800 nm of range at 210 kts cruise, it reaches short strips and regional fields larger jets can't. The US charter fleet counts 14 Piper PA-31Ps across 9 operators.
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Piper PA-31P vs comparable aircraft
Other turboprops with similar range, for cross-shopping the mission.
| Aircraft | Range | Cruise | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-31P | 800 nm | 210 kt | 5 |
| Cessna 208 Amphibian | 800 nm | 184 kt | 10 |
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 820 nm | 184 kt | 8 |
| Cessna 182 | 780 nm | 145 kt | 6 |
| De Havilland DHC-6-300 | 771 nm | n/a | 20 |



