V-speeds, cruise performance, fuel, and weights, digitized from the POH for planning and study.
Cirrus SR22 preflight numbers at a glance: max gross weight 3400 lb, typical useful load 1066 lb, 81 gal usable fuel, cruise up to about 194 KTAS (POH figure at 10,000 ft, standard day). All figures below come from the FlightDecide curated aircraft library, digitized from the published POH/AFM. Use them for planning and study, and confirm against the POH for your specific serial number before flight.
| Engine | Continental IO-550-N (310 HP) |
| Propeller | Hartzell PHC-J3YF-1RF/F7693B |
| Max gross weight | 3400 lb |
| Empty weight (typical) | 2334 lb |
| Useful load (typical) | 1066 lb |
| Usable fuel | 81 gal |
Knots indicated (KIAS) unless the POH states otherwise. Speeds vary by model year and serial; the placarded speeds and your POH govern.
| Speed | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| VS0 | 59 kt | Stall, landing configuration |
| VS1 | 70 kt | Stall, clean configuration |
| VX | 78 kt | Best angle of climb |
| VY | 101 kt | Best rate of climb |
| VA | 133 kt | Design maneuvering speed (at max gross) |
| VFE | 104 kt | Max flaps extended |
| VNO | 178 kt | Max structural cruising |
| VNE | 201 kt | Never exceed |
| Best glide | 88 kt | Best glide speed |
| VPD | 133 kt |
Transcribed from the POH cruise tables. True airspeed and fuel flow depend on altitude, power setting, temperature, and leaning technique.
| Pressure alt (ft) | % power | Mixture | TAS (kt) | Fuel (GPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 55 | recommended_lean | 143 | 13.3 |
| 0 | 75 | recommended_lean | 164 | 16.5 |
| 0 | 85 | recommended_lean | 173 | 18.3 |
| 2000 | 55 | recommended_lean | 148 | 13 |
| 2000 | 75 | recommended_lean | 169 | 16.2 |
| 2000 | 85 | recommended_lean | 178 | 18 |
| 4000 | 55 | recommended_lean | 153 | 12.8 |
| 4000 | 75 | recommended_lean | 174 | 15.9 |
| 4000 | 85 | recommended_lean | 183 | 17.7 |
| 6000 | 55 | recommended_lean | 158 | 12.5 |
| 6000 | 75 | recommended_lean | 179 | 15.6 |
| 6000 | 85 | recommended_lean | 187 | 17.4 |
| 8000 | 55 | recommended_lean | 162 | 12.2 |
| 8000 | 75 | recommended_lean | 183 | 15.3 |
| 8000 | 85 | recommended_lean | 191 | 17.1 |
| 10,000 | 55 | recommended_lean | 165 | 12 |
| 10,000 | 75 | recommended_lean | 186 | 15 |
| 10,000 | 85 | recommended_lean | 194 | 16.8 |
Standard-day (ISA) rows shown, sampled across the POH table for readability; the FlightDecide app carries the full digitized table, including non-standard temperatures.
Book figures at 3400 lb, 0 ft pressure altitude, 15 °C. Real-world technique, wind, surface, and density altitude move these substantially, so apply your own margin (many pilots use 1.5× the book number) and run the numbers for the actual conditions.
| POH figure | Distance |
|---|---|
| Takeoff ground roll | 1020 ft |
| Takeoff over a 50 ft obstacle | 1594 ft |
| Landing ground roll | 560 ft |
| Landing over a 50 ft obstacle | 1327 ft |
| Rate of climb | 1220 fpm |
See how density altitude stretches these distances on a hot day.
Common QuestionsPer the POH cruise table, up to about 194 KTAS at 10,000 ft on a standard day, burning roughly 16.8 GPH at that setting. Typical everyday cruise settings run slower and leaner; see the table above.
81 gallons usable. At a high-cruise burn of 16.8 GPH that is roughly 4.8 hours to dry tanks. Plan with reserves, never to zero.
About 1066 lb for a typically equipped example (3400 lb max gross minus a typical empty weight of 2334 lb). Your aircraft's actual empty weight and CG come from its own weight-and-balance records. Always use those, not type averages.
VNE (never exceed) is 201 kt and VNO (max structural cruising) is 178 kt. Full V-speed table above; verify against the POH for your serial.
Check today's wind against your personal crosswind maximum.
See what heat and elevation do to these takeoff and climb numbers.
Fold these numbers into a structured preflight decision.
FlightDecide ships this aircraft as a built-in profile: it computes your fuel, weight and balance, and takeoff/landing performance for the actual conditions, scores 8 risk categories against your personal minimums, and explains the result in plain language.
Get FlightDecide on the App StoreReference data for planning and study: approximate, and not a substitute for the FAA-approved AFM/POH for your specific aircraft, an official weather briefing, or your judgment as pilot in command (14 CFR 91.3). Source: Cirrus SR22 POH, Cirrus Aircraft. FD-125 audit (ADR-006, 2026-06-01): cruise rows tagged mixture_mode=recommended_lean — current rows match the POH Section 5 Performance, Cruise Performance (Recommended Lean Mixture) column; SR22 standard POH publishes only this single column. A Best Power column would require a Cirrus Service Manual extract; queued under constraint #5. Data synced from the FlightDecide aircraft library on 2026-07-17.