Textron Aviation King Air 200/B200
The Super King Air 200 introduced the T-tail and PT6A-41 engines to the King Air line in 1974, and the B200 followed in 1981 with PT6A-42 engines and a higher 6.5 psi cabin pressure differential. More than 2,000 Model 200s and B200s were built, and many serve as air ambulances and as military C-12 transports.
In short: The Textron Aviation King Air 200/B200 is a Turboprop with a range of 1,530 nm, a cruise speed of 292 knots and room for 7 passengers. Pre-owned examples trade around $1M–$3M and costs roughly $950 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,530 nm
Range
292 kts
Max cruise
7–9
Passengers
—
New price
Highlights
- More than 2,000 Model 200 and B200 built
- PT6A-42 engines of 850 shp each
- Widely used in air-ambulance and military roles
Performance
- Range
- 1,530 nm
- Max cruise
- 292 kts
- Max altitude
- 35,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2,579 ft
- Landing distance
- Not published
- MTOW
- 12,500 lb
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
- Power per engine
- 850 shp
- Fuel burn
- 90 gal/hr
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
- —
- Variable cost / hr
- $950
- Fixed cost / yr
- $380,000
- First delivery
- 1974
- Out of production
- 2007
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- $1M – $3M
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
- 54.5 ft
- Height
- 14.8 ft
- Max fuel
- 3,645 lb
Programme milestones
- 1972-10-27First flight · King Air 200 prototype first flight en.wikipedia.org
- 1973-12Certification · King Air 200 certification (FAA, FAR Part 23) en.wikipedia.org
- 1974-02First delivery · First civil King Air 200 delivery en.wikipedia.org
- 1980-05Milestone · B200 variant enters production businessairnews.com
Sources (4)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
$1M – $3M
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% ≈ $1.9M
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