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] 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

Algerian Air Force[2]

Argentina

Argentine Army Aviation - One King Air 100.[3]

Barbados

Barbados Defence Force

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force - One King Air 90, One King Air F90.[4]

Botswana

Botswana Defence Force Air Wing - 1 King Air 200 as multi-engine trainer

Canada

Canadian Forces Air Command / Royal Canadian Air Force

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

Chilean Air Force[9]

Greece

Hellenic Army

Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force Two A100s as navigation trainers.[10]

Israel

Israeli Air Force - Small number of former United States Army RU-21s.[11]

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force LC-90

Jamaica

Jamaica Defence Force - One King Air 100, and one King Air 350 WR.[12][13]

Japan

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force - 18 King Air C90s.[14]
- Air Transport Squadron 61 (1989-)
- 202nd Naval Air Training Squadron (1973-)

Mexico

Mexican Air Force - One King Air 90.[15]

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force - Six King Air A100s.[16]

Peru

Peruvian Air Force - Three King Air C90s.[17]

Philippines

Philippine Navy (TC-90s leased from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)[18][19]

Spain

Spanish Air Force - Nine King Air C90s.[20]

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force - at least one King Air E90.[21]

United States

United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Navy - 61 King Air H90s as T-44A pilot trainers.[22]

Venezuela

Venezuelan National Guard Air Detachment - One King Air E90.[23]
Venezuelan Navy - One King Air E90.[24]

Government operators

Argentina

Government of Province of Tierra del Fuego and Catamarca.

Canada

Transport Canada[25]
Government of the Province of Alberta[25]
Government of the Province of New Brunswick[25]
Government of the Province of Saskatchewan[25]

Chile

Civil Aviation Administration (DGAC).

Colombia

Costa Rica

Air Surveillance Service

United States

USDA Forest Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Governments of the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Tennessee[26]
NASA

Former civil operators

Australia

Royal Flying Doctor Service - operated the C90.[27]

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

Royal Flying Doctor Service - operates a fleet of 16 B200s, 10 B200Cs, one B200GT, two B300Cs and four B350Cs.[28][29]

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

Algerian Air Force[30]

Angola

People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola[31]

Argentina

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force[33]
- RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria
  - No. 32 Squadron (1997–present)[34]
- RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland
  - No. 38 Squadron (2009–2018)[35]

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force[33]

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force[33]

Botswana

Botswana Air Force[36]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Air Force[36]

Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Air Force operated a single Super King Air in 2001.[37]

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force[36]

Colombia

Ecuador

Egypt

Egyptian Air Force[40]

Eritrea

Eritrean Air Force[40]

France

French Air and Space Force - Two modified King Air 350s on order for surveillance duties. Delivery planned in 2019.[41][42]

Greece

Hellenic Army[43]

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force[44]

Honduras

Honduran Air Force[44]

India

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force[46]

Israel

Israeli Air Force[46]

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force[47]

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Air Force[48]

Malta

Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta[49]

Mexico

Mexican Air Force[50]

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force[50]
Royal Moroccan Navy - Two maritime surveillance King Air 350ER on order. Delivery due 2019.[51]

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force[52]
- RNZAF Base Ohakea, Manawatu
  - No. 42 Squadron (1998–present)[53]

Nigeria

Nigerian Air Force[52]

Pakistan

Paraguay

Paraguayan Air Force – one King Air 350 purchased in 1991 as a presidential transport.[55]
- Base Aérea Silvio Pettirossi
  - Escuadrilla Presidencial (1991–1994)[56]

Peru

Peruvian Navy[54]

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force[57]

South Africa

South African Air Force[58]
- AFB Waterkloof, Gauteng
  - 21 Squadron (19??–1995)[59]
  - 41 Squadron (1995–present)[60]
- AFB Ysterplaat, Western Cape
  - 35 Squadron (1990–1995)[61]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Air Force[62]

Switzerland

Swiss Air Force[63]

Thailand

Royal Thai Army[64]

Togo

Togolese Air Force[64]

Turkey

Turkish Army[64]

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force[65]
- RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England
  - No. 45 (Reserve) Squadron (2004–2018)[66][67]
- RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England
  - No. V (AC) Squadron (2009–2011)[68]
  - No. 14 Squadron (2011–present)[68]

Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm[69]
- RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall, England
  - 750 Naval Air Squadron (2011–present)[70]

United States

Uruguay

Uruguayan Navy[73]

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force[73]

Yemen

Yemeni Air Force[74]

Government operators

Australia

Ambulance Victoria - four B200s provided by Pel-Air Aviation.[75]
Victoria Police - one 350ER in service provided by Skytraders.[76]

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Police - 5 in service

United Kingdom

Maritime and Coastguard Agency - two B200s equipped with radar and electro-optical sensors for the maritime surveillance duties, provided by 2Excel Aviation.[77]

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.

Guyana

Guyana Defence Force[78]

Hong Kong

Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force - two B200Cs[79]

Ireland

Irish Air Corps

Sweden

Swedish Air Force

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[1] "Raytheon Air 200." Aerospace technology.com. Retrieved: July 30, 2006.

[2] "Trade Registers". sipri.org.

[3] Anrade 1982, p. 13

[4] Anrade 1982, p. 27

[5] "List of civil-registered aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces." Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine odynet.ca, Retrieved: June 11, 2011.

[6] Contracted Flying Training and Support. Retrieved: December 16, 2016

[7] Military Flight Training Multi Engine. Retrieved: December 16, 2016.

[8] All aircraft are still registered to Allied Wings and not KF Defence Programs, "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Allied Wings". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[9] Anrade 1982, p. 44

[10] Anrade 1982, p. 104

[11] Anrade 1982, p. 113

[12] Anrade 1982, p. 126

[13] Sanchez, Alejandro (23 November 2018). "Jamaica receives helos and MPA for national surveillance". IHS Jane's 360. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[14] Anrade 1982, p. 135

[15] Anrade 1982, p. 156

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[19] Viray, Patricia Lourdes (4 March 2016). "Japan to lease trainer aircraft to Philippine Navy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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[26] "US civil aircraft register." Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine FAA search using "State of" as the Owner Name search parameter." Retrieved: June 11, 2011.

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[37] "Bell Dauphin 2001; 3767 : Flight Archive." Flight International. Retrieved: October 28, 2011.

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[fiwaf15_p38-43] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 38.

[fiwaf15_p39-44] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 39.

[45] "BSF Air Wing." Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Border Security Force: Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt of India), June 25, 2012. Retrieved: July 7, 2012.

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[fiwaf15_p41-47] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 41.

[fiwaf15_p42-48] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 42.

[49] "King Air B200". gov.mt. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

[fiwaf15_p43-50] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 43.

[51] Martin, Guy (February 2019). "Morocco's maritime King Airs". Air International. Vol. 96 no. 2. p. 12. ISSN 0306-5634.

[fiwaf15_p44-52] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 44.

[53] "42 Squadron History". Royal New Zealand Air Force. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[fiwaf15_p45-54] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 45.

[55] The year 90 (1990-1999)

[56] "Paraguayan Air Force - Beech Super King Air 350". Aero Flight. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[fiwaf15_p46-7-57] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, pp. 46–47.

[fiwaf15_p47-58] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 47.

[59] "21 Squadron". THE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[60] "41 Squadron". THE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[61] "35 Squadron". THE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[fiwaf15_p48-62] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 48.

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[66] "No.45 Squadron". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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[74] Yemen; US delivers 4 Air King 350 ISR aircraft Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine - Dmilt.com, 5 June 2014

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