V-speeds, cruise performance, fuel, and weights, digitized from the POH for planning and study.
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Beechcraft King Air 200 preflight numbers at a glance: max gross weight 12,500 lb, typical useful load 4700 lb, 544 gal usable fuel, cruise up to about 257 KTAS (POH figure at 20,000 ft, standard day). All figures below come from the FlightDecide curated aircraft library, digitized from the published POH/AFM. Use them for planning and study, and confirm against the POH for your specific serial number before flight.
| Engine | 2x Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42 (850 SHP each) |
| Propeller | Hartzell HC-B4TN-5 |
| Max gross weight | 12,500 lb |
| Empty weight (typical) | 7800 lb |
| Useful load (typical) | 4700 lb |
| Usable fuel | 544 gal |
Knots indicated (KIAS) unless the POH states otherwise. Speeds vary by model year and serial; the placarded speeds and your POH govern.
| Speed | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| VS0 | 75 kt | Stall, landing configuration |
| VS1 | 99 kt | Stall, clean configuration |
| VX | 100 kt | Best angle of climb |
| VY | 125 kt | Best rate of climb |
| VXSE | 115 kt | Best angle of climb, single engine |
| VYSE | 121 kt | Best rate of climb, single engine |
| VA | 181 kt | Design maneuvering speed (at max gross) |
| VFE | 200 kt | Max flaps extended |
| VMO | 260 kt | Max operating |
| VMC | 86 kt | Min control, one engine inoperative |
| Best glide | 120 kt | Best glide speed |
| mmo | 0.52 kt |
Transcribed from the POH cruise tables. True airspeed and fuel flow depend on altitude, power setting, temperature, and leaning technique.
| Pressure alt (ft) | Torque (ft·lb) | TAS (kt) | Fuel (GPH) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4000 | 1200 | 185 | 55 |
| 4000 | 1800 | 215 | 78 |
| 4000 | 2230 | 234 | 97 |
| 8000 | 1200 | 188 | 53 |
| 8000 | 1800 | 220 | 76 |
| 8000 | 2230 | 241 | 94 |
| 12,000 | 1200 | 191 | 51 |
| 12,000 | 1800 | 225 | 73 |
| 12,000 | 2230 | 248 | 91 |
| 16,000 | 1200 | 193 | 50 |
| 16,000 | 1800 | 228 | 71 |
| 16,000 | 2230 | 252 | 88 |
| 18,000 | 1200 | 195 | 52 |
| 18,000 | 1800 | 230 | 74 |
| 18,000 | 2230 | 252 | 92 |
| 20,000 | 1200 | 196 | 53 |
| 20,000 | 1800 | 233 | 75 |
| 20,000 | 2230 | 257 | 94 |
Standard-day (ISA) rows shown, sampled across the POH table for readability; the FlightDecide app carries the full digitized table, including non-standard temperatures.
Book figures at 12,500 lb, 0 ft pressure altitude, 15 °C. Real-world technique, wind, surface, and density altitude move these substantially, so apply your own margin (many pilots use 1.5× the book number) and run the numbers for the actual conditions.
| POH figure | Distance |
|---|---|
| Takeoff ground roll | 1580 ft |
| Takeoff over a 50 ft obstacle | 2580 ft |
| Landing ground roll | 870 ft |
| Landing over a 50 ft obstacle | 2050 ft |
| Rate of climb | 2450 fpm |
See how density altitude stretches these distances on a hot day.
Common QuestionsPer the POH cruise table, up to about 257 KTAS at 20,000 ft on a standard day, burning roughly 94 GPH at that setting. Typical everyday cruise settings run slower and leaner; see the table above.
544 gallons usable. At a high-cruise burn of 94 GPH that is roughly 5.8 hours to dry tanks. Plan with reserves, never to zero.
About 4700 lb for a typically equipped example (12,500 lb max gross minus a typical empty weight of 7800 lb). Your aircraft's actual empty weight and CG come from its own weight-and-balance records. Always use those, not type averages.
Check today's wind against your personal crosswind maximum.
See what heat and elevation do to these takeoff and climb numbers.
Fold these numbers into a structured preflight decision.
FlightDecide ships this aircraft as a built-in profile: it computes your fuel, weight and balance, and takeoff/landing performance for the actual conditions, scores 8 risk categories against your personal minimums, and explains the result in plain language.
Get FlightDecide on the App StoreReference data for planning and study: approximate, and not a substitute for the FAA-approved AFM/POH for your specific aircraft, an official weather briefing, or your judgment as pilot in command (14 CFR 91.3). Source: King Air 200 POH, Beechcraft/Textron Aviation | FD-215: cruise re-digitized on POH axis (unspecified, medium conf), fuel total both-engines for twins. Data synced from the FlightDecide aircraft library on 2026-07-17.