Beechcraft King Air 350 vs Raytheon 300 Super King Air

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft King Air 350
57.9 × 46.7 ft 14.3 ft tall
2× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized
Raytheon 300 Super King Air
54.5 × 43.8 ft 14.3 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 King Air 350Raytheon 300 Super King Air
Stall speed 96 kt93 kt
Approach speed 110 kt107 kt
Cruise speed 312 kt315 kt
Range 1806 nm1480 nm
Service ceiling 35000 ft35000 ft
Rate of climb 2700 fpm2844 fpm
Fuel burn 136.0 gph135.0 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 King Air 350 Jet A
136.0 gph
Baseline
1,806 nm range 2.3 nm/gal 539 gal usable $816 fuel/hr 3h 57m endurance
Beechcraft King Air 350: 136.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,806 nautical mile published range, 3 hour 57 minute endurance, 2.3 nautical miles per gallon.
Raytheon 300 Super King Air Jet A
135.0 gph
Baseline
1,480 nm range 2.3 nm/gal 539 gal usable $810 fuel/hr 3h 59m endurance
Raytheon 300 Super King Air: 135.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 1,480 nautical mile published range, 3 hour 59 minute endurance, 2.3 nautical miles per gallon.
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:
$1,826 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 350: $1,826 per flight hour — fuel $816, maintenance and reserve $1,010.
$1,820 /hr
Baseline
Raytheon 300 Super King Air: $1,820 per flight hour — fuel $810, maintenance and reserve $1,010.
$18,301 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 350: $18,301 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $15,801, annual inspection $2,500.
$41,900 /yr Baseline
Raytheon 300 Super King Air: $41,900 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $39,400, annual inspection $2,500.

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 350
17 / 17 seats 539 / 539 gal fuel 1,534 lb wet payload 5,145 lb useful 15,000 lb MTOW
Raytheon 300 Super King Air
15 / 15 seats 539 / 539 gal fuel 1,652 lb wet payload 5,263 lb useful 14,000 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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