Beechcraft King Air 260 Charter
The next-generation King Air 250 with modern Collins Pro Line Fusion deck.
OVERVIEW
Beechcraft King Air 260
The Beechcraft King Air 260 is the next-generation King Air 250 — modernised Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck, refreshed cabin and the proven short-runway capability of the King Air family.
SPECIFICATIONS
Beechcraft King Air 260 specifications
| Passengers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,720 nm |
| Speed | 310 kts |
| Cabin height | 4'9" |
| Cabin width | 4'6" |
| Baggage | 55 cu ft |
| Runway | 2,950 ft |
CABIN EXPERIENCE
On board the Beechcraft King Air 260
- —Eight executive seats
- —Refreshment centre
- —Aft lavatory with privacy door
BEST ROUTES
Where the 260 flies best
London → Le Touquet
from £2,700
Denver → Aspen
from $3,800
CHARTER PRICING
Beechcraft King Air 260 charter pricing
| ROUTE | ESTIMATED PRICE |
|---|---|
| Zurich → St Moritz (Samedan) | from CHF 3,900 |
| Miami → Key West | from $3,400 |
Indicative all-inclusive one-way pricing — aircraft, crew, fuel, handling, catering and taxes. Confirmed quote in 10 minutes.
WHO SHOULD CHARTER THIS
Why choose the Beechcraft King Air 260?
The right client profile for the 260: 8 passengers, missions inside its 1,720 nm range, and routes where the turboprop cabin size is the sweet spot between cost and comfort.
- Latest Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics
- Short-runway and unimproved-strip capable
- Lowest seat-mile cost in executive turboprop class
RANGE & LIMITATIONS
What the 260 can — and can't — do
Non-stop range
1,720 nm with typical payload. Missions beyond this figure require a technical fuel stop — expect 30–45 minutes on the ground and a modest re-quote. On strong headwinds or full-cabin days the practical range trims by 5–10%.
Runway requirement
Balanced-field length around 2,950 ft. Rules out very short-strip airfields (Courchevel, Lugano, London City steep-approach) unless the airframe is specifically certified — our ops team validates every airport pairing before we confirm the quote.
Payload & baggage
55 cu ft of hold space with 8 passengers. Ski, golf and dive equipment fit for most parties; larger groups with full luggage should size up one category to preserve the range figure above.
FAQ
Frequently asked
Is Wi-Fi available onboard?
Yes — most aircraft in this class offer high-speed Ka-band or Starlink connectivity suitable for video calls and streaming throughout cruise.
Can pets fly on board?
Many operators permit pets in the cabin, subject to aircraft-owner approval, destination rules, documentation and any operator-specific charges. Tell us the species and weight when you request a quote.
How quickly can the aircraft be ready?
Once a quote is confirmed, this aircraft can typically be positioned within 2–4 hours anywhere in its home region, and within 24 hours globally.
FURTHER READING
Planning the 260 for business or leisure
- — Best private jet for business travel — why the Beechcraft King Air 260 is (or isn't) the right cabin for a corporate mission profile.
- — 260 range explained — how the 1,720 nm envelope maps to real transcontinental and transatlantic city pairs.
- — How much does a private jet charter cost — live 2026 hourly rates and total trip pricing across every category.
- — What is an FBO? — fixed-base operators, arrival flow, and why private jets rarely use airline terminals.
- — Jet card vs on-demand charter 2026 — when a card genuinely beats spot charter on this aircraft category.
- — Fractional ownership vs charter 2026 — the break-even hour where a 1/16 share on the Beechcraft King Air 260 starts to beat on-demand charter.
- — Live empty leg flights — one-way turboprop repositioning at 30–60% below standard charter pricing.
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What it costs to buy, operate and charter out a Beechcraft King Air 260
A five-year planning model on the same assumptions as our ownership vs charter vs fractional analysis: 100 owner-occupied hours a year, 15% owner positioning, 170 third-party charter hours sold on a managed certificate at an 85% owner revenue share, and 25% market depreciation over the hold.
Acquisition
Annual cost of operation
What renting it out brings in
Five-year verdict
Methodology and sources— how these numbers are built
Purchase price band
The €3.90m – €5.79m band is an indicative pre-owned range for a well-maintained, mid-life Beechcraft King Air 260 on a current maintenance and engine programme, in a typical European charter specification. It is built from published asking prices and retail transaction ranges (Duncan Aviation market letters, AvBuyer and Controller listings, VREF and Aircraft Bluebook retail guidance), then narrowed against what our desk sees pay-and-close in Europe. The model uses a single point inside that band, €4,750,000, so the five-year output is reproducible. Serial number, total time, cycles, engine-programme enrolment, avionics mandates, interior age and import/VAT status routinely move a real transaction outside the band in either direction.
Fixed cost assumptions
€300,000 a year covers two (or, for larger cabins, three) crew with training and recurrent sim, hangarage at a European base, hull and liability insurance, the management fee on a third-party AOC, navigation and weather subscriptions, and scheduled non-flying charges. It excludes financing, tax, extraordinary maintenance events and cabin refurbishment. Sources are operator and management-company budget templates for the type, cross-checked against NBAA and Conklin & de Decker fixed-cost structures.
Direct operating cost per hour
€800 per aircraft hour is fuel at prevailing European Jet A-1 pricing, engine and airframe programme accruals, APU and landing-gear reserves, landing, handling and navigation fees, catering and crew expenses. It is applied to actual aircraft hours, not occupied hours: owner trips carry a 15% positioning uplift and third-party charter carries 20%, which is what repositioning empty legs cost in practice.
Charter revenue estimate
170 third-party occupied hours a year at a wholesale base rate of €2,500 per hour is what a managed Beechcraft King Air 260 realistically sells in Europe once owner availability, maintenance downtime and seasonality are taken out — not the retail rate a client pays. The rate is the operator-level rate band we transact at on Avinode and directly with operators; the owner keeps 85% under a standard management agreement, with the balance retained by the operator. Ferry, fuel surcharges, de-icing and overnights on charter missions are captured in the direct-cost line rather than netted off the rate.
Depreciation and the five-year frame
25% market depreciation is applied over a 5-year hold, with 2% acquisition costs (inspection, legal, delivery) at entry and 3% selling costs at exit. Owner utilisation is held at 100 occupied hours a year across every aircraft so types can be compared like for like. Capital opportunity cost is shown separately at 4% simple per year and is not added into the cash cost. The same frame drives our ownership vs charter vs fractional analysis and the most profitable jets to own ranking, so the three never disagree.
Review cadence
Values are reviewed each quarter against the same sources and re-published in one dataset, so every aircraft page moves together. Read our editorial standards for how we source and correct figures.
Indicative planning estimates prepared by the Limitless Sky desk — not an appraisal, charter quotation, offer or tax advice. Figures are pre-tax and pre-financing and exclude recoverable VAT, extraordinary maintenance and substitute lift during downtime. Actual values depend on serial number, hours, maintenance and engine-programme status, specification, base and charter demand. Ask the desk for a tail-specific forecast, or charter the Beechcraft King Air 260 instead and skip the balance sheet entirely.
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Your assumptions
Buy versus charter out
Break-even
At 100 hours a year, chartering is cheaper than owning the Beechcraft King Air 260 by €884,125 over the hold. Owning turns cheaper from around 187 hours a year.
Pre-tax, pre-financing planning estimates on the same frame as the tables above: 15% owner positioning, 20% positioning on charter, 2% acquisition cost, 3% selling cost, and published five-year depreciation scaled linearly to your resale horizon. Retail comparison rate is the wholesale base rate plus 18%. Ask the desk for a tail-specific forecast.
KNOWLEDGE GRAPH
Where the Beechcraft King Air 260 fits in our aviation graph
Routes, destinations and airports this aircraft typically serves — plus peers in the same class and family.
Popular routes on this aircraft
- Palm Beach → the BahamasCaribbean · Turboprop
- London → CourchevelEurope · Turboprop
- Paris → CourchevelEurope · Turboprop
- Zurich → St. MoritzEurope · Turboprop
- New York → the HamptonsNorth America · Turboprop
- Hamburg → SyltEurope · Turboprop
- Ibiza → MallorcaEurope · Turboprop
- Berlin → HamburgEurope · Turboprop