List of Beechcraft King Air operators

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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] Almost 53% of the aircraft delivered have been from the Super King Air 200/300 series family.

King Air[]

Military operators[]

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.[5] Since 2005 the KF Defence Programs (formerly Allied Wings) consortium has operated seven civil-registered C90B King Airs on behalf of the CAF/RCAF.[6][7][8]

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

Government operators[]

Argentina
  • Government of Province of Tierra del Fuego and Catamarca.
Canada
Chile
  • Civil Aviation Administration (DGAC).
Colombia
  • Colombian National Police
  • Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics
Costa Rica
  • Air Surveillance Service
United States

Former civil operators[]

Australia

Super King Air[]

Civil operators[]

"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

Military operators[]

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
  • Botswana Air Force[38]
Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso Air Force[38]
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[48]
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Air Force – one King Air 350 purchased in 1991 as a presidential transport.[58]
    • Base Aérea Silvio Pettirossi
      • Escuadrilla Presidencial (1991–1994)[59]
Peru
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Thailand
Togo
  • Togolese Air Force[67]
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen

Government operators[]

Australia
France
Malaysia
  • Royal Malaysian Police - 5 in service
United Kingdom

Former operators[]

Irish Air Corps B200 in 2006
Swedish Air Force B200 in 1996
 Chile
  • Chilean Air Force An example passed on to Chile's Directorate for Civil Aviation in 2010.[citation needed]
 Guyana
 Hong Kong
 Ireland
 Sweden

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