Cessna 408

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Cessna 408
Photo by H. Michael Miley from Schaumburg, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Airframes in US fleets
35
38th-most common US type
US operators
2
In service
35
Average age
2.7 yr

Who flies the Cessna 408

Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.

Operator
FedEx ExpressFX332.7 yr
Everts Air Cargo5V22.6 yr

Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).

How old is the US Cessna 408 fleet?

Cessna 408 — airframes by age (years)

Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.

Oldest airframeN408FECessna 4084.3 yr · Delivered Apr 29, 2022
Newest airframeN780FXCessna 4081.1 yr · Delivered Jul 12, 2025

How common is the Cessna 408?

The Cessna 408 makes up 0.4% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 38th-most common type in service.

Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 37.2% · Cessna 408 is the ringed slice at 0.4%

Frequently asked

How many Cessna 408 are in US airline fleets?

US carriers operate about 35 Cessna 408 aircraft across 2 airlines, 35 of them in service.

Which airline operates the most Cessna 408?

FedEx Express operates the largest US Cessna 408 fleet, with about 33 aircraft.

How old is the average Cessna 408?

The US Cessna 408 fleet averages about 2.7 yr.

How common is the Cessna 408 in US fleets?

The Cessna 408 is the 38th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.

Inventory: US DOT Form 41 Schedule B-43 (2025). Deliveries: Airbus & Boeing official reports. Registry status: FAA. Last refreshed Aug 1, 2026.