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

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia previously operated a large number of 90 Series King Airs, but retired the last example in 2006, standardizing on the King Air 200 Series and the Pilatus PC-12 for its fleet requirements.

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^{[citation needed]}

Bolivia

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

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^{[citation needed]}

Indonesia

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

Israel

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

Jamaica

Jamaica Defence Force - One King Air 100.^[12]

Japan

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force - 18 King Air C90s.^[13]

Mexico

Mexican Air Force - One King Air 90.^[14]

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force - Six King Air A100s.^[15]

Peru

Peruvian Air Force - Three King Air C90s.^[16]

Philippines

Philippine Navy (TC-90s leased from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)^[17]^[18]

Spain

Spanish Air Force - Nine King Air C90s.^[19]

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force - at least one King Air E90.^[20]

United States

United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Navy - 61 King Air H90s as T-44A pilot trainers.^[21]

Venezuela

Venezuelan National Guard Air Detachment - One King Air E90.^[22]
Venezuelan Navy - One King Air E90.^[23]

Governmental operators

Argentina

Government of Province of Tierra del Fuego and Catamarca.

Canada

Transport Canada^[24]
Government of the Province of Alberta^[24]
Government of the Province of New Brunswick^[24]
Government of the Province of Saskatchewan^[24]

Chile

Civil Aviation Administration (DGAC).

Colombia

Colombian National Police

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, North Dakota, Ohio and Tennessee^[25]
NASA

Super King Air

Civil operators

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.

Military operators

Algeria

Algerian Air Force^[26]

Angola

People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola^[27]

Argentina

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force^[29]
- No. 32 Squadron
- No. 38 Squadron

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[29]

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force^[29]

Botswana

Botswana Air Force^[30]

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Air Force^[30]

Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Air Force operated a single Super King Air in 2001.^[31]

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force^[30]

Colombia

Ecuador

Egypt

Egyptian Air Force^[34]

Eritrea

Eritrean Air Force^[34]

France

French Air Force - Two King Air 350s on order for surveillance duties. Delivery planned in 2018.^[35]

Greece

Hellenic Army^[36]

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force^[37]

Honduras

Honduran Air Force^[37]

India

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force^[39]

Israel

Israeli Air Force^[39]

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force^[40]

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Air Force^[41]

Malta

Armed Forces of Malta^[42]

Mexico

Mexican Air Force^[43]

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force^[43]

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force^[44]
- No. 42 Squadron RNZAF

Nigeria

Nigerian Air Force^[44]

Pakistan

Paraguay

Paraguayan Air Force one King Air 350 purchased in 1991 as a presidential transport.^[46]

Peru

Peruvian Navy^[45]

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force^[47]

South Africa

South African Air Force^[48]
41 Squadron SAAF based at AFB Waterkloof^{[citation needed]}

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Air Force^[49]

Switzerland

Swiss Air Force^[50]

Thailand

Royal Thai Army^[51]

Togo

Togolese Air Force^[51]

Turkey

Turkish Army^[51]

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force^{[citation needed]}

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uruguayan Navy^[56]

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force^[56]

Yemen

Yemeni Air Force^[57]

Former operators

Chile

Chilean Air Force An example passed on to Chile's Directorate for Civil Aviation in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Hong Kong

Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force^{[citation needed]}

Ireland

Irish Air Corps

Sweden

Swedish Air Force

References

^ "Raytheon Air 200." Aerospace technology.com. Retrieved: July 30, 2006.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ "Trade Registers". sipri.org.
^ Anrade 1982, p. 13
^ Anrade 1982, p. 27
^ "List of civil-registered aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces." odynet.ca, Retrieved: June 11, 2011.
^ Contracted Flying Training and Support. Retrieved: December 16, 2016
^ Military Flight Training Multi Engine. Retrieved: December 16, 2016.
^ 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.
^ Anrade 1982, p. 44
^ Anrade 1982, p. 104
^ Anrade 1982, p. 113
^ Anrade 1982, p. 126
^ Anrade 1982, p. 135
^ Anrade 1982, p. 156
^ Anrade 1982, p. 159
^ Anrade 1982, p. 177
^ Monzon, Alden (9 March 2016). "Gov't to lease Japan aircraft for territorial defense". BusinessWorld. Reuters. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (4 March 2016). "Japan to lease trainer aircraft to Philippine Navy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
^ Anrade 1982, p. 203
^ Anrade 1982, p. 223
^ Anrade 1982, p. 301
^ Anrade 1982, p. 338
^ Anrade 1982, p. 339
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Canadian civil aircraft register: Government of Canada, Department of Transportation." tc.gc.ca. Retrieved: June 11, 2011.
^ "US civil aircraft register." FAA search using "State of" as the Owner Name search parameter." Retrieved: June 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 32.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 33.
^ "Noticias Prefectura". prefecturanaval.gov.ar. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 33.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 34.
^ "Bell Dauphin 2001; 3767 : Flight Archive." Flight International. Retrieved: October 28, 2011.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, pp. 35–36.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 36.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 37.
^ Kraak, Jan. "Operational Changes". Air International. August 2016, Vol. 91 No. 2. pp. 92–93. ISSN 0306-5634
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 38.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 39.
^ "BSF Air Wing." Border Security Force: Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt of India), June 25, 2012. Retrieved: July 7, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 40.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 41.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 42.
^ "King Air B200". gov.mt. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 43.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 44.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 45.
^ The year 90 (1990-1999)
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, pp. 46–47.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 47.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 48.
^ Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 49.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 50.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 52.
^ ^a ^b Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 53.
^ Yemen; US delivers 4 Air King 350 ISR aircraft - Dmilt.com, 5 June 2014

[1] "Raytheon Air 200." Aerospace technology.com. Retrieved: July 30, 2006.^{[unreliable source?]}

[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." 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] Anrade 1982, p. 135

[14] Anrade 1982, p. 156

[15] Anrade 1982, p. 159

[16] Anrade 1982, p. 177

[leasejapan-17] Monzon, Alden (9 March 2016). "Gov't to lease Japan aircraft for territorial defense". BusinessWorld. Reuters. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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

[19] Anrade 1982, p. 203

[20] Anrade 1982, p. 223

[21] Anrade 1982, p. 301

[22] Anrade 1982, p. 338

[23] Anrade 1982, p. 339

[Canadian_civil_aircraft_register-24] "Canadian civil aircraft register: Government of Canada, Department of Transportation." tc.gc.ca. Retrieved: June 11, 2011.

[25] "US civil aircraft register." FAA search using "State of" as the Owner Name search parameter." Retrieved: June 11, 2011.

[fiwaf15_p32-26] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 32.

[fiwaf11_p33-27] Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 33.

[28] "Noticias Prefectura". prefecturanaval.gov.ar. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

[fiwaf15_p33-29] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 33.

[fiwaf15_p34-30] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 34.

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

[fiwaf15_p35-6-32] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, pp. 35–36.

[fiwaf15_p36-33] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 36.

[fiwaf15_p37-34] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 37.

[35] Kraak, Jan. "Operational Changes". Air International. August 2016, Vol. 91 No. 2. pp. 92–93. ISSN 0306-5634

[fiwaf15_p38-36] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 38.

[fiwaf15_p39-37] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 39.

[38] "BSF Air Wing." Border Security Force: Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt of India), June 25, 2012. Retrieved: July 7, 2012.

[fiwaf15_p40-39] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 40.

[fiwaf15_p41-40] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 41.

[fiwaf15_p42-41] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 42.

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

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

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

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

[46] The year 90 (1990-1999)

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

[fiwaf15_p47-48] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 47.

[fiwaf15_p48-49] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 48.

[fiwaf15_p49-50] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 49.

[fiwaf15_p50-51] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, p. 50.

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[fiwaf15_p51-2-54] Hoyle Flight International December 8–14, 2015, pp. 51–52.

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