Aircraft model
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP C90GTI
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The King Air C90GTi is the late, well-developed small King Air: PT6A-135A engines, four-blade propellers, winglets on later aircraft and the Pro Line 21 integrated flight deck. It cruises at about 270 knots, which is meaningfully faster than the earlier C90A, and carries six passengers in a pressurised cabin.
It is the entry point to King Air ownership and the smallest pressurised turbine twin that is widely supported. No type rating is needed, the PT6 is the most maintained turbine engine in the world, and the airframe support network is unmatched. The costs to understand are two turbine overhauls and their hot sections, and about 84 gallons an hour of Jet-A. The C90 is smaller inside than a 200 and a good deal slower; buyers who need to carry more than six people regularly generally end up wanting the larger aircraft.
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What it is
| Seats | 8 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A |
| Horsepower | 550 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 2008 |
| Production end | 2012 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 270 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 30,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 2,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 78 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 8 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 3,385 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 812 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 10,485 lb |
| Empty weight | 7,100 lb |
| Usable fuel | 384 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 84 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $1,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $2,600,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,600 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $380,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $570,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 218 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 57 |
| Median year built | 2009.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 8 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.04 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 8 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 57 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 57 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 57 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | —4 |
| Liquidity | —5 |
- Accident record: class median 0 · 1 models in class.
- Severity: class median —.
- Access: class median —.
- Support: class median 57.
- Liquidity: class median 14.04.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.