Beechcraft King Air 360 vs Daher Tbm 960 vs Leonardo Aw109 Trekker vs Pilatus Pc 12 Ngx

The Beechcraft King Air 360 and Pilatus PC-12 NGX are pressurized single- and twin‑engine turboprop business aircraft suited to short and medium regional missions, while the Daher TBM 960 is a high‑speed, owner‑pilot‑friendly single‑engine turboprop optimized for fast point‑to‑point travel; the Leonardo AW109 Trekker is a twin‑engine helicopter aimed at vertical-access missions rather than runway-based operations. In category terms, the King Air 360 is a light twin turboprop with strong runway flexibility, the PC‑12 NGX is a versatile large-cabin single turboprop known for utility and rough-field capability, the TBM 960 is a lighter, faster single turboprop with a smaller cabin, and the AW109 Trekker is a light twin helicopter prioritizing access over cruise efficiency. For range, the TBM 960 and PC‑12 NGX typically lead among the fixed-wing options at roughly the 1,500–1,700 nm class depending on configuration, the King Air 360 is generally somewhat shorter (around the ~1,200–1,500 nm class), and the AW109 Trekker is much shorter, typically a few hundred nautical miles. Passenger capacity is usually about 4–6 in the TBM 960, about 6–8 in the King Air 360 and PC‑12 NGX, and about 6–7 in the AW109 Trekker.