BE9LThe Beechcraft King Air E90 is a light twin turboprop produced between 1972 and 1981. Price: the Beechcraft King Air E90 is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 575,000. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 1395 nm, a cruise speed of 248 kt (459 km/h), 7 seats (pilot included). In Brazil there are 18 active units in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. There are 11 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 14 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/12/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 11/11/2026).
Index ≈ ×1.23 to ×1.55 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + taxes, no legal review. II, PIS and COFINS are 0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); IPI is 6.5% (3.25% for air taxi) until Dec 31, 2026; ~4% ICMS only through a qualified importer (Agreement 75/91).
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators.
Median and price range for pre-owned aircraft, compiled by Jet Tracker from asking prices in listings and the price guides in the sources below, checked on 6/4/2026. 5 of 5 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
PTAX · R$ 5.6075 / US$ · 11/12/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
King Air E90 (1972-1981), intermediate variant between the C90 and F90, PT6A-28 engines. Predecessor to the modern C90.
How much runway the King Air E90 needs to dispatch: the manual figure and what the charter (RBAC 135) rule requires.
No mandatory factoring: fits 458 of 465 Brazilian public runways.
Verdict per regime (private, charter dry and wet) across 465 Brazilian public runways, with the margin in meters.
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Manufacturer-published distances at sea level, ISA and reference weight. Not corrected for altitude, temperature, wind or runway condition, takeoff included. Uses the declared LDA as a proxy for effective runway length (RBAC 135.361) and the most favourable threshold in calm air (135.385(b)(1)): on the day, wind may force the shorter threshold. Destination only: does not assess the alternate aerodrome (135.387). Not a substitute for the AFM or the operator's performance analysis. Rule: RBAC 135.385 and 135.398; private flying (RBAC 91) is not factored. Runways: declared distance (LDA) from AISWEB/DECEA (2026-09-05), checkable on each aerodrome chart; where DECEA publishes no declared distance, physical length from OurAirports is used.
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
The King Air E90 was certified by Beech Aircraft in 1972 as a performance upgrade of the original C90, replacing the PT6A-20 turboprops (550 SHP flat-rated with a drop at altitude) with PT6A-28s (also 550 SHP, but with better hot-and-high and high-altitude performance). It was produced for nine consecutive years until 1981, totaling approximately 347 units, one of the most commercially successful C90 series.
In 1979 Beech launched the F90 in parallel (same fuselage as the E90, but with a T-tail and 750 SHP PT6A-135s), seeking to position a 'premium C90'. The F90 sold only 235 units in 7 years. In 1984 the C90A (back to a conventional tail, but with improvements) definitively replaced the E90 in the line, paving the way for the C90B (1991), C90SE, C90GT, C90GTi and finally the C90GTx (2010-2014).
The E90 (MTOW 4,581 kg) is below the 12,500 lb limit and does not require a type rating at the FAA; at ANAC it falls under the MLTE class rating, with no type rating of its own. This significantly reduces training cost and makes it easier to structure a multi-fleet charter operation. For flight schools and Be40 operators that need a multi-engine turbine transition platform, the E90 is a reference.
With prices between USD 600k and USD 1.2M, the E90 is the most accessible entry point to pressurized twin-engine turboprop aviation, competing with the pressurized piston Cessna 421 on price, but with far superior reliability and service ceiling. It attracts owner-pilots coming from high-end pistons and regional operators seeking a pressurized cabin with low initial CAPEX.
The E90 left the factory with a classic analog cockpit (Bendix RDR, Collins, King) without ADS-B Out, RVSM or TAWS. For operation in Brazilian airspace under the updated RBAC 91 and ADS-B requirements, a retrofit is needed (Garmin GTN 750/650 + GTX 345R + GDL 88, or a full Avidyne package) costing USD 80k-150k. It is also not compatible with RVSM requirements at FL290+ without an altimeter upgrade.
The cabin of 1.45m height, 1.37m width and 3.84m length is the same as the original C90's and forces taller passengers to stoop. On missions over 2.5 hours comfort degrades significantly. For that reason the E90 is typically operated on flights of up to 600nm with 4-5 passengers, positioning itself as a regional executive transport turboprop, not a long-endurance one.
Listed aircraft with a page on Jet Tracker, from the lowest asking price up. Asking is not the closing price; portals and the reading date are on each page.
11 operational aircraft owned by companies in the ANAC registry (RAB). Each opens the profile with owner, operator, status and history.
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The Beechcraft King Air E90 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 575,000, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
The maximum range is 1395 nm (1,395 NM · 2,584 km).
Cruise speed is 248 kt, equivalent to 459 km/h.
The Beechcraft King Air E90 has 7 seats in total, counting the pilot seat: up to 6 passengers.
There are 18 active units in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/12/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations.
14 distinct operators operate 15 units of the Beechcraft King Air E90 in the RAB-ANAC: 7 in air taxi (RBAC 135) and 8 in private operation (RBAC 91), concentrated in SP, MG and PR (data as of 11/12/2026). Another 3 units are under registration reservation (tail number reserved, not yet operating). Name, fleet and state of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 2,617 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 1,416 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 240,200 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 200 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.