What kind of trip suits the Beechcraft King Air C90GT?

It suits private or business travel with a small group, particularly when a pressurized cabin and separate seating area are useful. Club seating gives passengers a place to talk or work rather than sit in commuter-style rows.

Why might a group choose a King Air instead of a light jet?

The choice can come down to the airports, cabin layout and length of the trip. A suitable King Air can be a practical alternative, but the operator should compare the actual itinerary rather than just cruise speed.

What is the executive cabin like?

A typical private layout uses facing club seats with baggage and service space around the passenger area. Some aircraft instead have transport or specialist interiors, so confirm the configuration being offered.

How should we plan baggage for a full passenger party?

A guide figure for baggage space is about 1.37 cubic metres. A private jet does not automatically offer an unlimited bag allowance. Rigid cases, long sports bags and a full passenger load need checking together, using the compartments on the specific aircraft.

Why might the same model need a fuel stop on one trip but not another?

The useful answer comes from the operator's plan for the actual party, bags and route. More passengers or baggage can reduce the fuel that can be carried, while winds and reserve requirements can also change the result.

Can passengers stand upright in the cabin?

The cabin height is around 1.45 metres, so it is a seated-travel space rather than a stand-up cabin. Taller passengers should expect to bend when moving between the entrance and their seats.

What toilet facilities should we expect?

Provision depends on the cabin fit: a compact touring interior and an executive layout can be very different. Ask whether a toilet is installed and how much privacy it offers before planning a longer flight around it.

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Aircraft Info

Model:: Beechcraft King Air C90GT
Family:: Beechcraft 90 / 100
Manufacturer:: Beechcraft

Aircraft Class:: Turboprop
ICAO/IATA Codes:: BE9L

Number Built:: 94
Available on Aviapages:: 6
Single Pilot Operations:: Yes

Popularity65
Reliability90
Comfort40

Performance

Service Ceiling:: 30 000 ft 9 144 m
Max Takeoff Weight:: 10 099 lbs 4 581 kg

Engine Type:: 2 x Turboprop
Typical Engine:: 2 x Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20/21/135A
Typical Avionics:: Collins Pro Line 21

Long Range Cruise Speed:: 224 kts 415 km/h
Max Cruise Speed:: 272 kts 504 km/h

Payload–Range Chart

Estimated Max Flight Time:: 6 h
Max Range:: 1 280 nmi 2 371 km
Fuel Burn Rate:: 551 lb/h 250 kg/h
Max Payload:: 2 646 lbs 1 200 kg

Beechcraft King Air C90GT Cabin Plan

Max passengers:: 6

Sleeping Places:: 0

2 Divan seats
Lavatory

Airframe

Aircraft Height:: 14.24 ft 4.34 m
Aircraft Length:: 35.5 ft 10.82 m
Wingspan:: 50.26 ft 15.32 m

Cabin Zones:: 1 passenger cabin; club seating with additional forward-facing seats; refreshment, aft toilet and baggage provision depend on layout
Doors:: 1 main passenger airstair door on the left side; emergency exit and baggage/nacelle hatches are separate; no dedicated galley service door in typical executive layout
Baggage Compartment:: Nose and/or aft baggage compartment; reference volume 1,37 m3
Airstairs:: Yes

Charter Costs for the Beechcraft King Air C90GT

Price per Hour

Charter Price per Hour: $2 500 – $3 500

Owning Price

Buying Price (new): —
Pre-owned Price Range: $500 000 – $3.5M

Charter Costs

Cost per NM: $11.54
Direct Operating Cost (DOC)/h: $1 249 – $1 874
Annual Cost of Ownership: $670 115 – $1.01M
Cost per Seat-Mile: $1.39 – $1.95

Total Annual Variable Costs

At 200 hours: $312 368
At 350 hours: $546 644

Total Fixed Cost

At 200 hours: $291 000
At 350 hours: $291 000

Biggin Hill – Paris

EGKB – LFPB

Flight time:: 39 min
Estimated price:: $2 791

Farnborough – Geneve

EGLF – LSGG

Flight time:: 1 h 34 min
Estimated price:: $5 388

Paris – Geneve

LFPB – LSGG

Flight time:: 51 min
Estimated price:: $3 358

Paris – Nice

LFPB – LFMN

Flight time:: 1 h 27 min
Estimated price:: $5 058

Milan – Nice

LIML – LFMN

Flight time:: 32 min
Estimated price:: $2 461

Miami – Nassau

KOPF – MYNN

Flight time:: 37 min
Estimated price:: $2 697

These route prices are estimates. The final quote will be provided by your manager and may vary depending on aircraft availability, travel dates, airport fees, and additional services.

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Beechcraft King Air C90GT Description

Take your basic family sedan, stick a hot motor under the hood and give it with sporty-sounding initials like RT or SS and voilà: You get GT car. A similar thought occurred to some folks at what is now Hawker Beechcraft regarding the venerable six- to seven-passenger 90-series King Air twin-turboprop. What they came up with was the C90GT, which boasted more powerful engines with lower operating temperatures that improved performance-35 knots more speed and faster climb times. Cruising speed at 267 knots and a cabin big enough for six to seven adults sitting in comfortable, adult-sized seats and pressurized baggage space capacious enough for several of Zsa-Zsa's full-size roll-ons, hat bags and many sets of golf clubs. But the feature makes this airplane stand out among the rest the big cabin and its large oval windows. You enter up the aft airstair door. The netted baggage hold and belted potty sea are conveniently on your right, a single-place side-facing kibitzer faces the door, and to the left is a club-four grouping of facing slide-swivel and reclining executive seats that share two large pull-out sidewall tables big enough for large laptops.