Aircraft Cost Calculator

Name

Aircraft Cost Calculator

Legal name

Sandhills Global, Inc.

Website

https://aircraftcostcalculator.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS - Unlimited Access: Annual and monthly subscription plans providing unlimited access to aircraft cost database, reports, and analytics tools for all aircraft types or category-specific subscriptions.
2. On-Demand Reports: One-time purchase of reports comparing up to three aircraft, delivered via email. Priced at $95 per report.
3. Category-Specific Subscriptions: Specialized subscriptions for Piston Aircraft Only ($95/month) and Helicopter Only segments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aircraft Cost Calculator (ACC) is a web-based, mobile-friendly SaaS platform that provides aircraft ownership and operating cost analytics. It covers hundreds of aircraft models including jets, turboprops, piston aircraft, and helicopters, delivering real-world variable, fixed, and long-term expense data along with side-by-side comparisons, customizable depreciation schedules, trip cost calculations, and branded professional reports for aviation decision-makers.

Product overview

Aircraft Cost Calculator (ACC) is a single web-based SaaS platform providing aircraft ownership and operating cost analytics. The core product is the Aircraft Cost Calculator platform itself, which offers a comprehensive aircraft database covering hundreds of models across jets, turboprops, piston aircraft, and helicopters. The platform includes integrated modules for multi-aircraft and single-aircraft reporting, interactive range mapping, trip cost calculation, customizable depreciation schedules, currency conversion, and imperial/metric unit switching. Users can also access a charter revenue projections tool. The service is delivered through multiple subscription tiers (Unlimited Monthly at $195/month, Unlimited Yearly at $1,995/year, Piston-only at $95/month, Helicopter-only), plus a one-time On-Demand Report option ($95 per report comparing up to 3 aircraft) and a 14-day free trial. All features share the same underlying aircraft database and reporting engine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aircraft Cost Calculator Platform Subscription SaaS platform providing aircraft ownership and operating cost analytics, side-by-side aircraft comparisons, customizable depreciation schedules, branded reports, range maps, and trip cost calculators. Designed for aircraft owners, operators, flight departments, financial institutions, charter operations, brokers, and dealers.
• On-Demand Report One-time report generation service comparing up to three aircraft models side-by-side with cost of ownership and operations estimates, delivered via email as a downloadable report. Priced at $95 per report for users without an active subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comparing two aircraft over a specific mission took 10 minutes using ACC versus an hour+ of manual analysis (testimonial from CJ3 Operator & Flight Manager)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered parent, core and supporting.

• Sandhills GlobalparentOthersAircraft Cost Calculator is a product of Sandhills Global, Inc., a Nebraska-based company operating a family of aviation and equipment marketplace brands. ACC is integrated with other Sandhills brands including Controller.com (aircraft for sale), CharterHub.com (charter booking), AircraftValuation.com (instant aircraft values), CurrencyAir (equipment financing), and Aircraft.com (FAA tail number database).
• ControllercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerController.com is Sandhills' aircraft for sale marketplace. ACC integrates links to Controller.com allowing users to browse similar aircraft for sale directly from ACC aircraft detail pages.
• CharterHubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCharterHub.com provides charter flight quotes and empty-leg trips. ACC integrates links to CharterHub.com enabling users to find similar aircraft available for charter flights and request quotes.
• AircraftValuationsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAircraftValuation.com provides instant aircraft values. ACC includes a link to AircraftValuation.com from aircraft detail pages for users wanting valuation information.
• CurrencyAirsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCurrencyAir (gocurrency.com/air) provides equipment financing solutions. ACC links to CurrencyAir for users seeking aircraft financing information and quotes.
• Aircraft.comsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAircraft.com provides FAA N-numbers (tail numbers), photos, and detailed specs for aircraft. ACC links to Aircraft.com for tail number lookups and additional aircraft specifications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JETNET: JETNET offers aviation market intelligence including fleet data, ownership history, and operational profiles for business aircraft. Its ownership intelligence and operating-cost reference products directly overlap with ACC's positioning for flight departments, financiers, and brokers.
• Aircraft Bluebook (JETNET): Aircraft Bluebook, now part of JETNET, is the dominant subscription-based aircraft valuation reference used by lenders, dealers, and brokers. It is the closest direct peer to ACC because both deliver standardized aircraft financial reference data to aviation professionals, with overlapping customers and overlapping commercial intent.
• Vref: Vref provides aircraft valuation reference data and is widely used by lenders, appraisers, and insurance underwriters. It directly competes with ACC's valuation-adjacent use cases and addresses the same customer segments with comparable reference data products.
• Rolland Vincent Associates: Rolland Vincent Associates provides business aviation market research and consulting, including operating cost benchmarks and fleet forecasts. It competes with ACC in delivering cost intelligence to OEMs, financiers, and corporate flight departments, though primarily through advisory rather than self-serve software.

Emerging players

• ForeFlight: ForeFlight is the dominant consumer/professional pilot app for flight planning, weather, and aircraft performance. While primarily cockpit-focused, its performance and aircraft reference data partially overlaps with ACC's specifications and range functions, making it a partial competitor for the pilot/operator audience.
• TraqTools: TraqTools provides aviation operations software including flight scheduling, maintenance tracking, and cost analytics for flight departments. It overlaps with ACC in flight-department cost reporting and is comparable as an emerging SaaS peer targeting the same operational customer base.

Others

• Elliott Aviation: Elliott Aviation is a major business aviation MRO and aircraft sales organization that publishes proprietary operating cost data and insights for its customers. While not a direct SaaS competitor, its internal cost expertise and published benchmarks represent adjacent market intelligence that competes for the attention of ACC's operator and financier users.

Broad incumbents

• Cirium: Cirium (the data and analytics arm that absorbed FlightGlobal and Ascend) provides broad aviation market intelligence including fleet, schedules, and value data. It is an incumbent comparator for ACC because it serves similar end markets (lenders, operators, OEMs) with aviation data products, though at a much larger and broader scope.
• S&P Global Mobility / Aviation Week: Aviation Week (S&P Global) provides business aviation market data, fleet forecasts, and operating cost benchmarks via research reports and data services. It competes with ACC for institutional buyers of aviation market intelligence, though with a research-led rather than self-serve SaaS delivery model.

Regional players

• Asian Sky Group: Asian Sky Group offers business aviation market intelligence and operational data with a Greater China and Asia-Pacific focus. It is comparable to ACC as a regional peer serving the same aircraft operator and financier segments, but with localized data and a different geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AircraftCostApp
• Facebookfacebook.com/aircraftcostcalc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aircraft-cost-calculator-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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