Beechcraft King Air 90 vs Beechcraft Queen Air 65

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft King Air 90
50.2 × 35.5 ft 14.2 ft tall
2× Turboprop Retractable Pressurized
Beechcraft Queen Air 65
50.7 × 35.3 ft 14.2 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 90Beechcraft Queen Air 65
Stall speed 88 kt—
Approach speed 100 kt95 kt
Cruise speed 245 kt183 kt
Range 1468 nm883 nm
Service ceiling 27620 ft27000 ft
Rate of climb 1870 fpm1300 fpm
Fuel burn 78.0 gph36.9 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 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.
Beechcraft Queen Air 65 Avgas
36.9 gph
Baseline
883 nm range 5.0 nm/gal 178 gal usable $240 fuel/hr 4h 49m endurance
Beechcraft Queen Air 65: 36.9 gallons per hour at cruise, 883 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 49 minute endurance, 5.0 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 90 Jet A
$1,329 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft King Air 90: $1,329 per flight hour — fuel $468, maintenance and reserve $861.
Beechcraft Queen Air 65 Avgas
$465 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft Queen Air 65: $465 per flight hour — fuel $240, maintenance and reserve $225.
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.
Beechcraft Queen Air 65 Piston
$17,540 /yr Baseline
Beechcraft Queen Air 65: $17,540 per year — insurance $4,440, hangar $6,600, annual inspection $6,500.

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 90
10 / 10 seats 474 / 474 gal fuel 384 lb wet payload 3,560 lb useful 10,100 lb MTOW
Beechcraft Queen Air 65
9 / 9 seats 178 / 178 gal fuel 932 lb wet payload 2,000 lb useful 7,700 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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