✈️ PC-12 flight totals include multiple mission types
Flight totals aggregated by the PC-12 aircraft type include different mission types and cannot be used directly as a measure of business aviation activity. Avi-Go data show 58,115 complete flights matched to the Pilatus PC-12 in the database from September 2 to October 10, 2026. The count treats each complete flight as one flight, rather than measuring business aircraft takeoffs and landings at airports. Among named operators, Cobalt Air, LLC recorded 4,268 flights and Tradewind Aviation 4,216; Air Methods recorded 2,702, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC 2,113, and Labcorp 1,830. This query matches by aircraft type and does not filter by mission type; the top five operators’ figures therefore reflect PC-12 activity by different entities, not a single category of business aviation demand.
Impact: For organizations using PC-12 data to analyze charter capacity and customer demand, including all 58,115 flights in a business aviation total would also count flight activity by medical and diagnostic-testing operators. Even filtering by a list of operators would not establish the mission type of each flight from the operator’s name alone; the basis for the overall total must be kept separate from the basis for measuring charter demand.
Recommendation: When estimating the PC-12 market, first classify flight records by mission type, then aggregate flights in the target business categories, such as charter. Retain the 58,115 flights as the aircraft-type-matched total for September 2 to October 10, 2026, and avoid labeling that figure as a business aviation flight count in reports or external quotations.