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#2063· ICAO BE20

Beechcraft Super King Air

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1972· civil utility aircraft

🛩️ light / GA ✓ still flying
Beechcraft Super King Air, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Gordon Elias· OGL v1.0

what is it?

The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. They form the King Air line together with the King Air Model 90 and 100 series.

How to recognise it: 2 engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear

base stats

  • built 4,442made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 54 years ago, in 1972.

spec sheet

first flight
1972-10-27
introduced
1972
status
still flying
number built
4,442
role
civil utility aircraft
origin
🇺🇸 United States
makers
Beechcraft
engines
2×
top speed
—
range
—
wings
low wing
landing gear
retractable tricycle gear
ICAO code
BE20

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

Sources: Wikidata Q1094597, Wikipedia: Beechcraft Super King Air (CC BY-SA 4.0), ICAO code from list of aircraft type designators.Updated 2026-10-24.

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