Flying a Beechcraft King Air 350 into Pittsburgh International Airport

KPIT / PIT Β· Pittsburgh, United States

By Renzo, CPL

Field Elevation

1,203 ft

Aircraft Range

1,806 NM

Cruise Speed

312 kt

Runway Requirements

The Beechcraft King Air 350 is a turboprop aircraft (MTOW 6,804 kg). At sea level under standard conditions, expect approximately 3,500 ft takeoff distance. With KPIT field elevation of 1,203 ft, density altitude penalty pushes that to roughly 4,005 ft (a 14% increase). Always cross-reference your specific aircraft POH performance charts and current weather for actual TOD/LDR.

  • β†’ Number of runways at KPIT: 4
  • β†’ Coordinates: 40.4915, -80.2329
  • β†’ Type rating required

Approach Considerations

  • β†’Approach plates: Reference current Jeppesen or FAA charts before each flight. ILS, RNAV (GPS), and visual approaches typically available depending on runway. Check NOTAMs for outages.
  • β†’Wake turbulence: Stay alert for wake turbulence from preceding heavy aircraft, especially at major airports like KPIT.

Common Considerations

Airport in hilly terrain with variable Appalachian weather and good commercial and GA facilities. For the Beechcraft King Air 350, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 1,203 ft, and traffic complexity at this multi-runway airport.

Fuel Availability

Jet A is universally available at KPIT. The Beechcraft King Air 350 burns approximately 1560 pph at cruise β€” multiple FBOs typically compete on pricing.

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