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List of Beechcraft King Air operators

More than 6,600 aircraft of the Beechcraft King Air line have been delivered and are operated by corporate, commercial, military and special mission operations in more than 94 countries.[1][unreliable source?] Almost 53% of the aircraft delivered have been from the Super King Air 200/300 series family.

King Air edit

Military operators edit

 
US Army VC-6A,(LJ-153), used by Wernher von Braun, displayed at White Sands Missile Range Museum
Algeria
Argentina
Barbados
Bolivia
Botswana
Canada

Eight C90A King Airs were operated by Bombardier Aerospace as civil-registered trainers on behalf of the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1992 and 2005.[6] Since 2005 the KF Defence Programs (formerly Allied Wings) consortium has operated seven civil-registered C90B King Airs on behalf of the CAF/RCAF.[7][8][9]

Chile
France
Greece
Indonesia
Israel
 
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force LC-90
Jamaica
Japan
Mexico
Morocco
Peru
Philippines
Spain
Thailand
United States
Venezuela

Government operators edit

Argentina
  • Government of Province of Tierra del Fuego and Catamarca.
Canada
Chile
  • Civil Aviation Administration (DGAC).
Colombia
Costa Rica
United States

Former civil operators edit

Australia

Super King Air edit

Civil operators edit

 
"Amaalik" of Air Greenland

The King Air is used by many corporate and private users, it is also popular as a light transport liaison aircraft with both government and non-government organizations. It is also used by air-taxi and air charter companies.

Australia
Canada
  • Carson Air Ltd. - currently operates a fleet of eight B350s. All aircraft are flown under contract for the British Columbia Emergency Health Services. They currently have 13 B360HWC aircraft on order.

Military operators edit

 
Military King Air operators (blue)
 
Algerian Air Force B200 in 1983
 
Argentine Naval Aviation Cormoran
 
Armed Forces of Malta B200 in 2012
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Bolivia
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Canada
Colombia
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
France
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
 
Indonesian Naval Aviation King Air 350i
  • Indonesian Navy
    • Skuadron Udara 600 – Operated a single King Air 350i as VIP transport since 2017[50]
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Air Force – one King Air 350 purchased in 1991 as a presidential transport.[62]
    • Base Aérea Silvio Pettirossi
      • Escuadrilla Presidencial (1991–1994)[63]
Peru
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Thailand
Togo
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen

Government operators edit

Australia
France
Indonesia
Malaysia
United Kingdom

Former operators edit

 
Irish Air Corps B200 in 2006
 
Swedish Air Force B200 in 1996
  Chile
  Guyana
  Hong Kong
  Ireland
  Sweden

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Bibliography edit

  • Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, Vol. 180, No. 5321, December 13–19, 2011, pp. 26–52.
  • Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, Vol. 188, No. 5517, December 8–14, 2015. pp. 26–53.
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