Textron Aviation King Air 250
The King Air 250 updated the B200GT with composite propellers, winglets and a ram-air recovery system that preserves engine performance, cutting takeoff distance to 2,111 ft at maximum weight. Introduced in 2011 and later fitted with Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics, it was replaced by the King Air 260 in 2021.
In short: The Textron Aviation King Air 250 is a Turboprop with a range of 1,720 nm, a cruise speed of 310 knots and room for 7 passengers. It lists at about $6.6M new and costs roughly $1,000 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,720 nm
Range
310 kts
Max cruise
7–9
Passengers
$6.6M
New price
Highlights
- 2,111 ft takeoff distance at MTOW
- 1,720 nm range at 310 knots
- Composite propellers and winglets
Performance
- Range
- 1,720 nm
- Max cruise
- 310 kts
- Max altitude
- 35,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2,111 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,845 ft
- MTOW
- 12,500 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52
- Power per engine
- 850 shp
- Fuel burn
- 95 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Collins Pro Line 21 / Pro Line Fusion
Cabin
- Passengers
- 7 / 9
- Cabin length
- 16.7 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.5 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.8 ft
- Cabin volume
- 303 cu ft
- Baggage
- 55 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $6.6M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,000
- Fixed cost / yr
- $420,000
- First delivery
- 2011
- Out of production
- 2020
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- $3.5M – $5.7M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 43.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 57.9 ft
- Height
- 14.8 ft
- Max payload
- 2,170 lb
- Max fuel
- 3,645 lb
Programme milestones
- 2010-10Announced · King Air 250 plans revealed at NBAA Convention ainonline.com
- 2011-06-09Certification · FAA type certification announced media.txtav.com
- 2012-04-18Milestone · EASA certification announced media.txtav.com
Sources (6)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$3.5M – $5.7M
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 62% ≈ $4.1M
Compare with similar private jets
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Sources and credits
- Textron Aviation King Air 250 · André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons