Beechcraft Queen Air 65 vs Cessna 402

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

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Beechcraft Queen Air 65
50.7 × 35.3 ft 14.2 ft tall
2× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Cessna 402
44.1 × 36.4 ft 11.5 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 Queen Air 65Cessna 402
Stall speed —68 kt
Approach speed 95 kt93 kt
Cruise speed 183 kt213 kt
Range 883 nm875 nm
Service ceiling 27000 ft26900 ft
Rate of climb 1300 fpm1450 fpm
Fuel burn 36.9 gph46.0 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 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.
Cessna 402 Avgas
46.0 gph
Baseline
875 nm range 4.6 nm/gal 213 gal usable $299 fuel/hr 4h 37m endurance
Cessna 402: 46.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 875 nautical mile published range, 4 hour 37 minute endurance, 4.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Avgas 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 Queen Air 65 Avgas
$465 /hr
Baseline
Beechcraft Queen Air 65: $465 per flight hour — fuel $240, maintenance and reserve $225.
Cessna 402 Avgas
$531 /hr
Baseline
Cessna 402: $531 per flight hour — fuel $299, maintenance and reserve $232.
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.
Cessna 402 Piston
$12,579 /yr Baseline
Cessna 402: $12,579 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $10,079, 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 Queen Air 65
9 / 9 seats 178 / 178 gal fuel 932 lb wet payload 2,000 lb useful 7,700 lb MTOW
Cessna 402
10 / 10 seats 213 / 213 gal fuel 1,495 lb wet payload 2,773 lb useful 6,850 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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