Twin turboprop

What it costs to own a Beechcraft King Air

The C90, B200, and 350 together make up the most-produced twin turboprop line ever built. It is what a company buys when a piston twin has stopped being enough and a jet is still too much. The operating economics have nothing in common with piston singles, and the fixed side of the budget dominates.

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Beechcraft King Air at a glance

Public manufacturer and POH figures, rounded to what owners see in practice. Your airframe will differ.

Engine

Pratt & Whitney PT6A

variant by model

Fuel burn

70–100 gph

both engines, Jet-A

Cruise

230–290 KTAS

by model

Useful load

2,500–4,000+ lbs

by model

Seats

6–13

by model

TBO

3,000–3,600 hrs

hot section; 6,000–7,200 overhaul

What it costs to run

Starting numbers for a Beechcraft King Air, with the two figures that vary most between owners left editable. Change either one and the totals update.

Use your own numbers

Fuel and hangar vary more between owners than anything else. The rest holds at the Beechcraft King Air baseline.

At 85 gph, that is $510.00 an hour in fuel.

$2,000 a month.

Fixed (annual)

$103,000

Hangar, insurance, annual, reserves

Typical range $80,000–$200,000+

Variable / hour

$888

Fuel, oil, maintenance reserve

Typical range $700–$1,300

All-in / hour

$1,231

Fixed plus variable, at 300 hrs/year

Typical range $1,200–$2,500

Need financing in the number? the cost-of-ownership calculator takes a purchase price, down payment, and loan terms, and lets you change utilization and every reserve line as well.

Common ownership patterns

How Beechcraft King Air owners usually split the airplane. Each one changes the cost math, the scheduling problem, and what needs to be written into the agreement.

Part 91 corporate

A single-aircraft flight department attached to one operating company.

Part 135 charter

On-demand operators running King Airs on regional and Caribbean legs.

Owner-pilot

Type-rated owners flying their own airplane, with or without a second pilot depending on the policy.

Run the split in the partnership calculator, and for the agreement itself see the co-ownership guide.

Maintenance worth knowing about

Items that come up on this type specifically. Worth having in hand at a pre-buy and at every annual.

  • The hot-section inspection is the event that shapes the budget, typically every 1,800 to 3,000 hours depending on variant.
  • PT6As are famously durable and expensive in equal measure. Reserve accordingly.
  • Avionics retrofits move both the operating cost and the resale number.
  • Insurance often requires two pilots. Single-pilot approval exists but varies by underwriter.
Keep the due-dates straight: the free inspection due-date calculator covers the annual, 100-hour, ELT, transponder, and pitot-static, and the engine reserve calculator sizes what to set aside per hour for the overhaul. For a fleet, Aloft360 tracks all of it against actual Hobbs time.

Beechcraft King Air FAQ

What does it cost to own a Beechcraft King Air?
Fixed costs — hangar, insurance, the annual, and reserves — run $80,000–$200,000+ a year. Fuel, oil, and maintenance reserve add $700–$1,300 for every hour you fly. Put those together at 300 hrs/year and you land around $1,200–$2,500 an hour. Your own numbers will move with hangar rates, hull value, and how much you fly, so run them in the cost-of-ownership calculator.
What's the fuel burn on a Beechcraft King Air?
70–100 gph at typical cruise power (both engines, Jet-A). Treat that as a planning figure. Power setting, altitude, how you lean, and what you are carrying all change it.
How long is the engine TBO on a Beechcraft King Air?
3,000–3,600 hrs per the manufacturer (hot section; 6,000–7,200 overhaul). Divide the expected overhaul cost by hours-to-TBO and set that aside every hour, or the bill arrives all at once.
Who typically owns a Beechcraft King Air?
Corporate flight departments, Part 135 operators, and owner-pilots running medium-cabin aircraft.

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