Beechcraft 18 vs Beechcraft King Air 90

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft 18
47.7 × 34.2 ft 9.6 ft tall
2× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Beechcraft King Air 90
50.2 × 35.5 ft 14.2 ft tall
2× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Beechcraft 18Beechcraft King Air 90
Stall speed 75 kt88 kt
Approach speed 87 kt100 kt
Cruise speed 183 kt245 kt
Range 985 nm1468 nm
Service ceiling 20500 ft27620 ft
Rate of climb 1190 fpm1870 fpm
Fuel burn 48.7 gph78.0 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Beechcraft 18 Avgas
48.7 gph
Baseline
985 nm range 3.8 nm/gal 202 gal usable $317 fuel/hr 4h 08m endurance
Beechcraft 18: 48.7 gallons per hour at cruise, 985 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 8 minute endurance, 3.8 nautical miles per gallon.
Beechcraft King Air 90 Jet A
78.0 gph
Baseline
1,468 nm range 3.1 nm/gal 474 gal usable $468 fuel/hr 6h 04m endurance
Beechcraft King Air 90: 78.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,468 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 4 minute endurance, 3.1 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas range Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Scale:
Beechcraft 18 Avgas
$449 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft 18: $449 per flight hour — fuel $317, maintenance and reserve $132.
Beechcraft King Air 90 Jet A
$1,329 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 90: $1,329 per flight hour — fuel $468, maintenance and reserve $861.
Beechcraft 18 Piston
$25,344 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft 18: $25,344 per year — insurance $4,465, hangar $10,173, annual inspection $10,706.
Beechcraft King Air 90 Turboprop
$23,249 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 90: $23,249 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $10,981, annual inspection $12,268.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Beechcraft 18
10 / 10 seats 202 / 202 gal fuel 1,768 lb wet payload 2,980 lb useful 8,750 lb MTOW
Beechcraft King Air 90
10 / 10 seats 474 / 474 gal fuel 384 lb wet payload 3,560 lb useful 10,100 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

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