Two current King Airs separated by cabin size, payload and price: the nimble 260 against the larger, longer 360.
The table below uses the same versioned PlaneFit dataset as the Finder. Prices and operating costs are planning estimates, not quotations.
| Decision factor | Beechcraft King Air 260View aircraft profile | Beechcraft King Air 360View aircraft profile | Beechcraft King Air C90GTxView aircraft profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical market year | 2023 | 2023 | 2020 |
| Estimated purchase | €6.79m | €8.08m | €4.2m |
| Annual cash cost at 80 h | €354k | €462k | €296k |
| Five-year cash outlay | €8.56m | €10.39m | €5.68m |
| Cruise speed | 310 kt | 312 kt | 272 kt |
| Advertised range | 1720 nm | 1806 nm | 1260 nm |
| Seats | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Realistic payload | 721 kg | 1152 kg | 544 kg |
| Runway need | 643 m | 1006 m | 729 m |
| Data confidence | Normalized for direct comparison | Normalized for direct comparison | Preliminary, verify source data before deciding |
| Main trade-off | A highly proven business platform with excellent runway performance, but twin-turbine economics require meaningful annual utilization. | Large cabin, excellent payload and broad airport access, but fixed costs and two large PT6 reserves are enterprise-level. | A proven and manageable cabin-class turboprop, but two PT6 engines make low-utilization ownership expensive. |
A factual first pass. Mission, condition and configuration can outweigh a brochure advantage.
Eight-seat pressurized business twin turboprop. Its central ownership trade-off is: A highly proven business platform with excellent runway performance, but twin-turbine economics require meaningful annual utilization.
Planning snapshot: €6.79m indicative price and €354k annual cash cost at 80 hours.
Read the full aircraft profile →Eleven-seat pressurized cabin-class twin turboprop. Its central ownership trade-off is: Large cabin, excellent payload and broad airport access, but fixed costs and two large PT6 reserves are enterprise-level.
Planning snapshot: €8.08m indicative price and €462k annual cash cost at 80 hours.
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