Beechcraft King Air 100 vs Beechcraft Queen Air B80

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft King Air 100
45.9 × 39.9 ft 15.4 ft tall
2× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized
Beechcraft Queen Air B80
50.2 × 35.5 ft 14.5 ft tall
2× Piston Retractable Unpressurized

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 King Air 100Beechcraft Queen Air B80
Stall speed 95 kt—
Approach speed 98 kt85 kt
Cruise speed 239 kt196 kt
Range 1325 nm1018 nm
Service ceiling 24800 ft26800 ft
Rate of climb 2250 fpm1275 fpm
Fuel burn 107.0 gph41.2 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 King Air 100 Jet A
107.0 gph
Baseline
1,325 nm range 2.2 nm/gal 384 gal usable $642 fuel/hr 3h 35m endurance
Beechcraft King Air 100: 107.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,325 nautical mile published range, 3 hour 35 minute endurance, 2.2 nautical miles per gallon.
Beechcraft Queen Air B80 Avgas
41.2 gph
Baseline
1,018 nm range 4.8 nm/gal 214 gal usable $268 fuel/hr 5h 11m endurance
Beechcraft Queen Air B80: 41.2 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,018 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 11 minute endurance, 4.8 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

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Beechcraft King Air 100 Jet A
$1,560 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 100: $1,560 per flight hour — fuel $642, maintenance and reserve $918.
Beechcraft Queen Air B80 Avgas
$520 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft Queen Air B80: $520 per flight hour — fuel $268, maintenance and reserve $252.
Beechcraft King Air 100 Turboprop
$23,295 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 100: $23,295 per year — insurance $0, hangar $11,295, annual inspection $12,000.
Beechcraft Queen Air B80 Piston
$20,450 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft Queen Air B80: $20,450 per year — insurance $7,000, hangar $7,200, annual inspection $6,250.

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 King Air 100
15 / 15 seats 384 / 384 gal fuel 1,107 lb wet payload 3,680 lb useful 11,800 lb MTOW
Beechcraft Queen Air B80
13 / 13 seats 214 / 214 gal fuel 2,238 lb wet payload 3,522 lb useful 8,800 lb MTOW

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

Payload-Range Map

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