Beechcraft 1900 vs De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

ASupport aircraft

Beechcraft 1900

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Utility aircraft

Credit

ZLEA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900D · Length

17.62 m

Length source ↗

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterLength

15.09 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

17.62mBeechcraft 1900D · Length

15.09m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

17.62 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Length

Single source

57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)^[source]

15.09 m

Length

Single source

49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)^[source]

17.64mBeechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

19.81mspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.64 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

Single source

57 ft 9 in (17.64 m)^[source]

19.81 m

span

Single source

65 ft 0 in (19.81 m) span^[source]

4.72mBeechcraft 1900D · Height

5.94m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

4.72 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Height

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)^[source]

5.94 m

Height

Single source

19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)^[source]

7.8tGross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

4.8tMaximum take-off; Maximum takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,932 kg

Empty; Beechcraft 1900D · Empty weight

Single source

7,814 kg

Gross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

Single source

7,764 kg

Maximum take-off; Beechcraft 1900D · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,874 lb (4,932 kg)^[source]

17,227 lb (7,814 kg)^[source]

17,120 lb (7,764 kg)^[source]

2,650 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

4,800 kg

Maximum take-off; Maximum takeoff weight

Single source

5,850 lb (2,650 kg)^[source]

10,500 lb (4,800 kg)^[source]

1–2people

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 for airline operations

Single source

1 (2 for airline operations)^[source]

1–2 people

Crew

Single source

1–2^[source]

518km/h

300km/hCruise; Cruise speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

518 km/h

Cruise; Beechcraft 1900D · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

280 kn (322 mph, 518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

300 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

160 kn (300 km/h)^[source]

2,306kmFerry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

1,428kmFerry; Ferry Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

707 km

Beechcraft 1900D · with 19 passenger payload

Single source

2,306 km

Ferry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

Single source

382 nmi (439 mi, 707 km) with 19 passenger payload^[source]

1,245 nmi (1,432 mi, 2,306 km)^[source]

1,428 km

Ferry; Ferry Range

Single source

771 nmi (887 mi; 1,428 km)^[source]

955kW

431kW578 shp (

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

955 kW

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each^[source]

431 kW

578 shp (

Single source

578 shp (431 kW)^[source]

7,620mBeechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

7,600mCeiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7,620 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,620 m)^[source]

7,600 m

Ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,600 m)^[source]

13m/sBeechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

—

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

13.28 m/s

Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

Single source

2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)^[source]

—

980kgover 727 nmi (837 mi; 1,346 km)

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

980 kg

over 727 nmi (837 mi; 1,346 km)

Single source

2,150 lb (980 kg) over 727 nmi (837 mi; 1,346 km)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Beechcraft 1900 and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter configuration
Specification	Beechcraft 1900	De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Type	Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]	Utility aircraft^[source]
Manufacturer	Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]	de Havilland Canada Viking Air De Havilland Canada^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In production^[source]
Primary users	Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]	—
Number built	695^[source]	March 2026: 1000 (844 DHC, 156 Viking)^[source]
Manufactured	1982–2002^[source]	1965–1988 (Series 100–300) 2008–present (Series 400) 2023–present (Series 300-G)^[source]
Introduction date	February 1984^[source]	1966^[source]
First flight	September 3, 1982^[source]	20 May 1965^[source]
Developed from	Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]	de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter^[source]
Capacity	19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]	—
Fuel type	Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]	—
National origin	United States^[source]	Canada^[source]
Passengers	—	20^[source]
Wing geometry	—	65 ft 0 in (19.81 m) span, 420 sq ft (39 m 2 ) area (10.05 AR)^[source]
Powerplant	—	P&WC PT6 A-20^[source]
Stall Speed	—	65 mph (56 kn; 105 km/h)^[source]

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Beechcraft 1900

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Type

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]

Utility aircraft^[source]

Manufacturer

Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]

de Havilland Canada Viking Air De Havilland Canada^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

In production^[source]

Primary users

Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]

—

Number built

695^[source]

March 2026: 1000 (844 DHC, 156 Viking)^[source]

Manufactured

1982–2002^[source]

1965–1988 (Series 100–300) 2008–present (Series 400) 2023–present (Series 300-G)^[source]

Introduction date

February 1984^[source]

1966^[source]

First flight

September 3, 1982^[source]

20 May 1965^[source]

Developed from

Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]

de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter^[source]

Capacity

19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]

—

Fuel type

Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]

—

National origin

United States^[source]

Canada^[source]

Passengers

—

20^[source]

Wing geometry

—

65 ft 0 in (19.81 m) span, 420 sq ft (39 m 2 ) area (10.05 AR)^[source]

Powerplant

—

P&WC PT6 A-20^[source]

Stall Speed

—

65 mph (56 kn; 105 km/h)^[source]