An ALS Beechcraft 1900D in United Nations colours, mountains behind

Nineteen seats for short runways and small crews

Beechcraft 1900D

Nineteen seats. And you can stand up.

Seats
19
Cabin height
1.80 m
Pressurised
Yes
Power
2 × 1,279 shp
In the fleet
4

Beechcraft 1900D

Beechcraft 1900D

The 1900D is the last and largest version of Beechcraft's 19-seat airliner. Beechcraft raised the cabin roof to 1.80 m, so passengers walk to their seats standing upright, which is rare at this size. It flies on two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D engines of 1,279 shp, pressurised, in all weather, and it's happy on runways of 1,200 m.

It's also the aircraft ALS grew up on. Our Technical Director took his type course on it in 1997, and several of our senior captains flew it for more than a decade.

Stand-up cabin

1.80 m of headroom down the aisle. Airline seats that recline, with armrests, tray tables and storage under the seat.

Short runways

At full weight at sea level it needs 1,162 m to take off and 850 m to land. Plenty of Kenyan strips are that long.

Passengers or cargo

A 4.96 m³ aft hold for 739 kg of bags. Or a combi layout, with passengers in front and freight behind.

Home-grown crews

We train and check our 1900D pilots in-house, with our own simulator instructors and examiners.

Beechcraft 1900D

On board

Beechcraft 1900D cabin, one seat either side of the aisle (AI-generated illustration)Beechcraft 1900D in combi layout, seats in front and freight behind a net (AI-generated illustration)
Beechcraft 1900D cabin, one seat either side of the aisle (AI-generated illustration)
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The cabin

19 seats, one either side of the aisle, in a cabin 7.70 m long, 1.37 m wide and 1.80 m high.

Beechcraft 1900D in combi layout, seats in front and freight behind a net (AI-generated illustration)
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Combi

Passengers in front, freight behind.

Range

From Wilson: 382 nautical miles with every seat full.

That's with 19 passengers and a 100 nm alternate. Lokichogio, Lodwar and Entebbe are inside the ring. With fewer passengers it goes much further: the ferry range is 1,245 nm.

382nm · 19 passengers

Top view

Beechcraft 1900D

A Beechcraft 1900D in plain white seen from directly above (AI-generated illustration)Beechcraft 1900D, top view line drawing
Wingspan
17.64 m
Length
17.62 m
Height
4.72 m

Beechcraft 1900D

Specifications

Type
Beechcraft 1900D
Crew
2 pilots
Seats
19
Pressurised
Yes, 5.0 psi
Fig. 1
Beechcraft 1900D, side view line drawing

Figures are Raytheon/Beechcraft published data and the FAA and EASA type certificates. Range includes a 100 nm IFR alternate. Real payload and range depend on temperature, airfield altitude and runway.

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