Textron Aviation King Air 260
The King Air 260 modernizes the King Air 250 with the same autothrottle and digital pressurization upgrades as the 360, plus a Pro Line Fusion cockpit with multi-scan weather radar. Its 1,720 nm range and 2,110 ft takeoff distance make it a versatile short-runway performer for owner-flown and corporate operations.
In short: The Textron Aviation King Air 260 is a Turboprop with a range of 1,720 nm, a cruise speed of 310 knots and room for 6 passengers. It lists at about $7.3M new and costs roughly $1,050 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,720 nm
Range
310 kts
Max cruise
6–9
Passengers
$7.3M
New price
Highlights
- 2,110 ft takeoff distance
- Pro Line Fusion with multi-scan radar
- Single-pilot certified twin turboprop
Performance
- Range
- 1,720 nm
- Max cruise
- 310 kts
- Max altitude
- 35,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2,110 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,850 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 Fusion
Cabin
- Passengers
- 6 / 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
- $7.3M
- Variable cost / hr
- $1,050
- Fixed cost / yr
- $430,000
- First delivery
- 2021
- Units built
- 130
- Pre-owned range
- $5.5M – $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
- 15 ft
- Max payload
- 2,170 lb
- Max fuel
- 3,645 lb
Programme milestones
- 2020-12-02Announced · King Air 260 introduced by Textron Aviation aopa.org
- 2021-03-10Certification · FAA type certification media.txtav.com
- 2021-09-09Milestone · EASA certification announced media.txtav.com
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$5.5M – $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% ≈ $4.5M
Compare with similar private jets
Compare: King Air 260 vs P.180 Avanti EVO vs King Air 250 vs TBM 960 →
Sources and credits
- Textron Aviation King Air 260 · André Gerwing · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons