Swiss Air Force Beechcraft 1900D T-729, a government VIP transport, at RIAT 2015. · Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) · resized
Beechcraft · Turboprop
Beechcraft 1900D
Final and most-built version of Beech's 19-seat Model 1900 airliner family.
The 1900D moves more people and cargo per dollar than a King Air, with a cabin tall enough to stand in. But most examples are worn ex-airliners, charter work needs two pilots, and it costs over $1.2M a year to run.
Buy it if
You need to move 10 to 19 people or bulky cargo on trips under about 700 nm, run a shuttle, charter or mining crew-change operation, and have professional crews and a maintenance shop that know the type.
Skip it if
You mostly fly two to six people, want a private lavatory and a quiet executive cabin, or plan to fly yourself. A King Air 350 or PC-12 will be cheaper to run and easier to resell.
Biggest compromise
It is an airliner first. Most examples on the market flew 25,000 to 40,000 hours, often with more than 30,000 landings, carry an airline cabin with no lavatory, and burn about 125 gallons an hour.
The numbers that matter
What it costs per year
$1.24M
at 300 hrs · two professional pilots
How far it flies
1,279 nm
How fast
280 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
19
19 airline seats; 10–18 executive
Pilots needed
1
Certified for one pilot privately; charter with 10 or more seats requires two pilots.
Price
What one costs to buy
Typical asking price
$0
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Priced vs call
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Only 2 of 10 listings show a price: $1.9M for a 35,600-hour 1993 airliner and $3.1M for a 1992 example with a spare engine.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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Beechcraft 99 Airliner (99, A99, B99, C99)
$463K–$468K guide
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Cost to own
What it costs per year to run
300hours / year
Per year
Per flight hour
Estimate — your operator will quote actual numbers.
Fuel, airframe and propeller maintenance, engine program or reserve and other (landing fees, supplies, miscellaneous) rise as you fly more. Two professional pilots, recurrent training, hangar, insurance and subscriptions and databases stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- Two professional pilots$338,45027%
- Recurrent training$27,4002%
- Hangar$42,5003%
- Insurance$47,5004%
- Subscriptions and databases$9,0001%
- Fuel$283,50023%
- Airframe and propeller maintenance$330,00027%
- Engine program or reserve$150,00012%
- Other (landing fees, supplies, miscellaneous)$15,0001%
Two professional pilots is the biggest single cost at 27% of the total.
The JetGrade
66 out of 100 — Below its class average
Peer group: Beechcraft King Air 350, Beechcraft King Air 350i, Pilatus PC-12 NG, Cessna Grand Caravan EX, Beechcraft 1900C
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on range & payload, weakest on running costs.
Grades are editorial opinions about the model, not any specific aircraft. Sponsors and affiliates have no input. Reviewed 2026-10-04.
Where it flies
Sample trips and reach
Typical trips on a map
Nonstop
Depends on weight or weather
Fuel stop likely
3 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.1 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm
- 2.7 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Hot-and-high; depends on weight and weather
- 3.2 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm
- 3.8 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm
- 5.6 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · At range limit; light load, long-range cruise
- 9.0 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Needs one stop, typically mid-continent
Lineage
What came before and after
1991–2002
Beechcraft 1900D
Stand-up cabin, more power, winglets; 439 built.
What changed from the Beechcraft 1900C
- Cabin raised 14 inches to about 5 ft 11 in, so most adults stand upright.
- PT6A-67D engines of 1,279 shp replace the 1900C's 1,100 shp PT6A-65B.
- Longer wing with winglets; wing fences removed and vortex generators added.
- Twin ventral fins, higher stabilons and de-iced tailets improve stability and icing protection.
- Collins EFIS-84 electronic flight displays with Pro Line II radios came standard.
- Larger airstair door, bigger tinted windows and larger emergency exits.
Size and cabin
How big it is, inside and out
Outside
Silhouette · scaled to length
Length
Wingspan
Height
Inside the cabin
Cabin length
Width
Height
Compare
How it stacks up
This aircraft
Beechcraft 1900D
- JetGrade
- 66
- Cost per year
- $1.24M
- Range
- 1,279 nm
- Speed
- 280 kt
- Seats
- 19
- Cabin length
- 25′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 1991–2002
← Before
- JetGrade
- 66
- Cost per year
- $938K
- Range
- 1,425 nm
- Speed
- 275 kt
- Seats
- 19
- Cabin length
- 25′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 1984–1991
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 76
- Price
- $3.25M
- Cost per year
- $1.13M
- Range
- 1,806 nm
- Speed
- 312 kt
- Seats
- 8
- Cabin length
- 19′ 6″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 1990–2009
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 79
- Price
- $4.42M
- Cost per year
- $524K
- Range
- 1,830 nm
- Speed
- 280 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 16′ 11″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2008–2020
- Beechcraft King Air 350 instead: Faster, longer-legged executive cabin for up to 11 passengers, with far lower running costs and a much deeper resale market.
- Pilatus PC-12 NG instead: Single-engine, single-pilot cabin with a big cargo door for up to nine passengers at roughly half the annual cost.
- Beechcraft 1900C instead: Same airliner family with a cargo door and lower prices, but a lower cabin and less engine power.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D · 1,279 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- Detail inspection cycle · 200 hr
- Vertical stabilizer spar check · 1,200 hr
- Propeller overhaul · 4,000 hr
- Engine overhaul · 6,000 hr
- Wing spar modification deadline · 22,000 hr
- Landing gear overhaul every 60 months
Pay-per-hour engine coverage from Pratt & Whitney Canada; confirm enrollment and transfer terms for the specific engines.
Known issues
Wing spar fatigue cracking
Wing rear spar lower caps can crack; required modification kits must be installed. Missing work is a deal-breaker.
Very high airframe time
Most examples flew airline schedules and have 25,000–40,000 hours and over 30,000 landings.
Tail spar cracking checks
Vertical stabilizer spar caps need repeat inspections every 1,200 hours or two years.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 10 checked
Large ex-airline fleet keeps PT6A engines, Hartzell propellers and airframe parts widely available. FlightSafety trains 1900D pilots in Seattle; aging factory avionics are the main parts concern.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Seats 19 passengers or carries about 4,200 lb of payload, with a 1,630 lb aft baggage room and cargo door.
- Stand-up cabin about 5 ft 11 in tall and 25 ft long, rare among turboprops of any size.
- Proven PT6A-67D engines of 1,279 shp each, with a 6,000-hour basic overhaul interval and worldwide support.
Limitations
- Burns about 125 gallons an hour and costs about $1.24M a year at 300 hours with two pilots.
- Most examples for sale have 25,000–40,000 airframe hours and airline cabins without a lavatory.
- Range falls fast with load: about 1,280 nm light, roughly 400–700 nm with all 19 seats filled.
The Beechcraft 1900D is the last and most popular version of Beech's 19-passenger regional airliner. Beech built 439 of them between 1991 and 2002 for airlines such as Mesa, CommutAir and Air New Zealand's Eagle Airways, and the type became a workhorse of short commuter routes. It grew out of the 1900C, and its headline change was a cabin raised by 14 inches so most adults can walk upright down the aisle. Today almost every 1900D on the market is a former airliner now working for charter, cargo, mining and remote-community operators.
Pilot's take
From the flight deck the 1900D feels like a big King Air with more muscle. The PT6A-67Ds are flat-rated, so it keeps its power on hot days and at high-elevation airports, and the climb into the low twenties is brisk even when full. It is a two-crew airplane in practice: weight and balance planning is constant, the elevator and trim systems demand careful maintenance checks, and the original EFIS-84 cockpit shows its age. Hand-flown, it is stable and predictable, and it handles shorter regional runways well for its size. Bring airline discipline and it rewards you.
Who this is for
Charter and cargo operators, mining and energy companies running crew shuttles, and organizations that regularly move 10 or more people, with professional pilots, a maintenance partner and a budget above $1M a year.
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