The Cirrus SR22 is the best-selling single-engine piston aircraft of the 21st century, featuring a glass cockpit, composite airframe, and the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). With a 780 nautical mile range and 200-knot cruise speeds, the SR22 blends modern avionics with high performance at around $345 per hour to operate.
Costs are estimates and vary based on fuel prices, annual flight hours, maintenance programs, insurance, hangar fees, and region. The low end reflects direct operating costs; the high end includes fixed costs amortized over ~200 flight hours per year.