COMMON
BE99
Beechcraft 99 Airliner
The Commuter Pioneer
“The plane that invented the commuter airline.”
Beechcraft · commercial
Length
44 ft 7 in
Wingspan
45 ft 11 in
Max speed
248 kts
Range
900 nmi
Ceiling
26,200 ft
Engines
2x PT6A-36 turboprop
Crew
2
Max passengers
15
Typical config
15 (commuter)
Built
164
Before regional jets existed, the Beech 99 connected small towns to the world. This unpressurized 15-seater turboprop was the backbone of America's first commuter airlines in the 1970s and 80s. Loud, reliable, and utterly essential to rural aviation.
Fun fact
The Beech 99 helped create the 'commuter airline' category — the FAA literally wrote regulations around it.
How to spot one
Low-wing twin turboprop. Unpressurized. Common in cargo and commuter roles. Getting rare.
Crews call it
The Ninety-Nine
Sounds like
Twin PT6A — familiar turboprop hum on short commuter routes
One might be overhead right now.
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