Beechcraft C90

Twin Turboprop

The Beechcraft King Air C90 is the smallest and most accessible member of the legendary King Air family, a twin-turboprop line that has dominated the light corporate and air-taxi market since the 1960s. First delivered in 1971 as an evolution of the Model 90, the C90 brought Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine power to a pressurized cabin that seats six to eight passengers in executive comfort, with a service ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range exceeding 1,000 nautical miles. Its compact size and docile handling made it a favorite for owner-pilots stepping up from piston twins, while its rugged landing gear and short-field performance opened up thousands of smaller airports inaccessible to jets. Over five decades, Beechcraft refined the design through numerous variants—C90A, C90B, C90GT, C90GTi, C90GTx—each adding more power, avionics, and creature comforts while preserving the original's forgiving flight characteristics and legendary PT6 reliability. The type has served roles from air ambulance and cargo feeder to corporate shuttle and flight training, with thousands of examples still flying worldwide. Its combination of turbine smoothness, pressurization, and relatively modest operating costs carved out a niche that no competitor has fully replicated, making it the quintessential entry-level turboprop for serious business aviation. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators over routes, with the most frequently observed operator.