Search Tips
Detailed searches may be performed by Aircraft Manufacturer, Model, Location, Year, GPS Categories & Regions, to create your own personalised result pages.
Make and Model
The most common type of search is for a specific make or model. Global Plane Search understands almost all the most commonly used abbreviations for aircraft makes and models. Different makes and models can be combined into a single set of results:
Search Terms
Results
- 737
- All Boeing 737 models
- g4
- All Gulfstream GIV jets
- aviat
- All Aviat Aircraft ads
- bird dog
- All Cessna 305/L-19 Bird Dog ads
- dash 8
- All de Havilland DHC-8 ads
- squirrel
- All Eurocopter Ecureuil models
- c130 seminole
- All Cessna 310 and Piper PA-44 Seminole listings
Often, a search by make or model will find more ads than required. For this reason, a "search summary" is displayed to show how GPS interpreted the search phrase and the ads included in the results, with links that allow the results to be refined:
Search Terms
Results
- PA28
- Submodel links for Piper PA-28 (PA-28-180,PA-28R-200,etc)
- Challenger
- Submodel links for Bombardier, Cherokee, and Quad City Challengers
- Citation
- Model name links for Cessna Citations (Citation X, Citation Mustang, etc)
Location
Locations can be used to refine or expand your results by specifying Continents, Countries or even by US state. Multiple locations can be used to include results from different places:
Search Terms
Results
- piper florida
- All Piper aircaft listed in Florida
- skylane ca nv
- All Cessna Skylanes in California and Nevada
- mooney usa canada
- All Mooney airplanes in the USA and Canada
- king air europe
- All Beech King Air airplanes in Europe
Range Keywords
Range keywords can be used to define a subset of results by year, price and days listed.
Year
Search Terms
Results
- 1999 falcon
- All Dassault Falcon jets manufactured in 1999
- aeronca before 1942
- All Aeronca aircraft manufactered in 1941 or earlier
- brasilia after 1985
- All Embraer Brasilia aircraft manufactered in 1986 or later
- bn2 1980 to 1989
- All Britten Norman BN2 aircraft manufactured in the 1980's
Price
Search Terms
Results
- gulfstream g3 15000000
- All Gulfstream GIII aircraft priced under $15,000,000
- King Air over 2500000
- All Beech King Air aircraft priced over $2,500,000
- USA 45000 to 60000
- All US aircraft priced $45,000 to $60,000
Days Listed
Search Terms
Results
- canada last 5 days
- All aircraft in Canada added or updated in the last 5 days.
- today
- All ads added or modified since yesterday
Category Keywords
All category names in Global Plane Search can be used as keywords in the search to refine your searches.
Search Terms
Results
- usa turbine helicopter on floats
- All amphibious turbine helicopters in the USA
- piston touring airplanes for sale europe
- All touring piston airplanes for sale in Europe.
Sort Order
Any search can be ordered by Year, Price, Location or Days Listed.
Search Terms
Results
- skylane by price
- All Skylanes sorted by price
- piston touring usa by location
- All touring piston airplanes in the USA sorted by state.
- vintage by year
- All classic/vintage aircraft sorted by year
- single piston 50000 by age
- All piston single under $50,000 sorted by days listed
Miscellaneous Keywords
Results can be filtered to those with photos or prices.
Search Terms
Results
- Australia with price photos
- All Australian ads that include a price and photo
Compound Searches
All the search types listed above can be combined into a single search to find only the aircraft ads
that interest you the most. You can then bookmark the search for future reference.
Search Terms
Results
- 162f R44 sale fl ga caribbean by price
- All Rotorway 162F & Robinson R44 Helicopters for sale in Forida, Georgia or the Caribbean, sorted by price
- piston touring uk ireland since 7 days
- All touring piston airplanes in the UK and Ireland in the last week.