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Beechcraft · Turboprop
King Air C90GTi
Sixth model of the C90 line, between the C90GT and the winglet-equipped C90GTx.
The C90GTi suits buyers who want two engines, a proven King Air and a modern panel for about $2.4M to $3.2M. It shines on trips under about 800 nm; beyond that, a PC-12 NG carries more, farther, for less.
Buy it if
You want twin-engine redundancy, a large support network and a glass cockpit with flight management, and most of your trips carry four people or fewer over 200 to 800 nm, often into shorter runways.
Skip it if
You regularly fly six people with bags, need more than about 950 nm nonstop, want a private enclosed lavatory, or would rather pay for one engine overhaul instead of two.
Biggest compromise
Payload and range. With four passengers it flies about 957 nm with standard IFR reserves, and with full tanks only about 437 lb is left for people and bags.
The numbers that matter
Purchase price
$2.35M–$3.23M
guide value (Aircraft Cost Calculator and Guardian Jet)
What it costs per year
$734K
at 300 hrs · one professional pilot
How far it flies
1,321 nm
670–957 nm with passengers
How fast
271 kt
high-speed cruise
Seats
6
6 typical, 7 maximum
Pilots needed
1
Certified for one pilot, and no type rating is required in the US.
Price
What one costs to buy
Guide value
$2.35M–$3.23M
Other sites
Priced vs call
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No whole aircraft shows an asking price right now. Published guide values run about $2.35M to $3.23M, and a half share is offered at $1.2M.
Price vs its family and alternatives
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King Air C90GTi · This aircraft
$2.35M–$3.23M guide
Guide value, not a listed asking price.
Sits between the King Air C90B / C90SE and the King Air C90GTx.
For sale now
None listed right now
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 maintenance, engine program or reserve and landing fees, handling and trip costs rise as you fly more. One professional pilot, recurrent training, hangar, insurance and charts, databases and other fixed costs stay the same however much you fly.
Where the money goes
- One professional pilot$158,70822%
- Recurrent training$17,4152%
- Hangar$24,8563%
- Insurance$17,6942%
- Charts, databases and other fixed costs$7,5371%
- Fuel$236,69432%
- Airframe maintenance$131,40018%
- Engine program or reserve$102,00014%
- Landing fees, handling and trip costs$37,5005%
Fuel is the biggest single cost at 32% of the total.
The JetGrade
66 out of 100 — Below its class average
Peer group: King Air C90GT, King Air C90GTx, Pilatus PC-12 NG, Daher TBM 850 G1000 / Elite, Piaggio P.180 Avanti II
Seven categories at a glance
- - - 70 = typical— This aircraft
Strongest on reliability & support, weakest on range & payload.
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
2 of 6 sample trips are comfortable nonstops.
Sample flight times
- 1.2 hr
Carlsbad → Las Vegas
205 nm · Short hop; well within range
- 2.8 hr
Carlsbad → Aspen
625 nm · Mountain airport; plan weight on hot days
- 3.4 hr
Santa Ana → San José del Cabo
765 nm · Close to its four-passenger limit; winds matter
- 4.8 hr
Teterboro → West Palm Beach
900 nm · Nonstop only at slow cruise with a light load
- 5.4 hr
Dallas → Teterboro
1,190 nm · Needs one stop, typically mid-route
- 9.3 hr
Carlsbad → Teterboro
2,100 nm · Needs two stops; westerly winds help eastbound
Lineage
What came before and after
1982–1983
King Air C90-1
Short-lived update with improved pressurization; 54 built.
2008–2010
King Air C90GTi
Adds the Collins Pro Line 21 glass cockpit.
What changed from the King Air C90GT
- Collins Pro Line 21: three 8-by-10-inch screens, flight management system and dedicated radio tuning.
- Cabin furnishings in the style of the larger King Air 350.
- Keeps the C90GT's PT6A-135A engines, held to 550 shp.
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
King Air C90GTi
- JetGrade
- 66
- Price
- $2.35M–$3.23M guide
- Cost per year
- $734K
- Range
- 1,321 nm
- Speed
- 271 kt
- Seats
- 6
- Cabin length
- 12′ 7″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2008–2010
← Before
- JetGrade
- 64
- Price
- $2.13M–$2.38M guide
- Cost per year
- $721K
- Range
- 981 nm
- Speed
- 271 kt
- Seats
- 5
- Cabin length
- 12′ 6″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2006–2008
After →
- JetGrade
- 65
- Price
- $2.7M–$3.13M guide
- Cost per year
- $644K
- Range
- 1,260 nm
- Speed
- 272 kt
- Seats
- 5
- Cabin length
- 12′ 7″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2010–2021
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
Alternative
- JetGrade
- 70
- Price
- $2.4M
- Cost per year
- $510K
- Range
- 1,520 nm
- Speed
- 320 kt
- Seats
- 4
- Cabin length
- 13′ 3″
- Pilots
- 1
- Years built
- 2008–2013
- King Air C90GTx instead: Same cabin and engines with winglets and a 10,485 lb maximum weight, so it carries more fuel and people; costs more to buy.
- Pilatus PC-12 NG instead: One engine instead of two, but about 1,600 nm with four aboard, a bigger cabin with cargo door and lower running costs.
- Daher TBM 850 G1000 / Elite instead: Single engine and about 320 kt for faster trips at lower fuel burn, with a smaller cabin and fewer seats.
Gold marks the best figure in each row.
Owning one
What to know before you buy
Engines & inspections
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A · 550 shp each
No APUEngine hours until overhaul
- Phase inspection · 200 hr
- Hot section inspection · 1,800 hr
- Engine overhaul · 3,600 hr
- Landing gear six-year inspection every 72 months
- Propeller overhaul every 72 months
Pratt & Whitney Canada offers a flat-rate overhaul for this engine at $358,000, capped at $438,000; some aircraft are on hourly engine programs.
Known issues
Two engine overhauls
Each PT6A-135A overhaul runs about $358,000 to $438,000 at 3,600 hours; check times and program coverage before buying.
Avionics upgrade status varies
Aircraft differ on ADS-B Out and WAAS/LPV approaches; confirm what is installed and what upgrades remain.
Six-year landing gear inspection
A major gear inspection is due every six years or 8,000 cycles; check when it is next due.
Pre-buy checklist
0 of 10 checked
Textron Aviation has said it will support the King Air 90 fleet indefinitely, and the King Air line outsold all competing turboprops combined, so shops and parts are widespread.
Review
The full review
Strengths
- Collins Pro Line 21 cockpit with three 8-by-10-inch screens and flight management, a big step up from older C90s.
- Short-field ability: about 2,392 ft to clear a 50 ft obstacle on takeoff and about 2,355 ft to land.
- Engines designed for 750 shp but held to 550 shp keep climb near 2,000 fpm, even on hot days.
Limitations
- Range with four passengers is about 957 nm, so coast-to-coast trips need two fuel stops.
- Full-fuel payload is only about 437 lb, so full tanks and full seats rarely go together.
- Cabin is 4 ft 9 in tall and the toilet is a belted seat in the cabin, not a private room.
The King Air C90GTi is the 2008 to 2010 version of Beechcraft's smallest King Air, the twin-engine turboprop that has defined the entry to cabin-class flying since the 1960s. It takes the C90GT, which brought stronger Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A engines, and adds a Collins Pro Line 21 cockpit with three large screens and a flight management system. About 122 were built before the winglet-equipped C90GTx replaced it.
Pilot's take
From the left seat, the C90GTi feels like a King Air with a modern brain. The PT6A-135A engines hold their power to high altitude, so climbs stay brisk and the airplane settles at about 270 kt in the high twenties. Pro Line 21 cuts workload with flight management and large screens, which suits single-pilot flying. Short runways are comfortable territory. The planning limit is weight: fill the seats and you give up fuel, so most trips work best with four aboard and legs of a few hundred miles. We would budget for two engine overhauls, check the gear and propeller due dates, and confirm the avionics upgrades before buying.
Who this is for
Owner-pilots stepping up from piston twins, small companies and charter operators who fly two to four people on regional trips, value two engines over rough terrain or water, and want a King Air with a modern panel without paying C90GTx prices.
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