Piper M600 vs Beechcraft Kingair 250 vs Daher Tbm 940

Aircraft comparisons usually start with category because it largely determines both range and passenger capacity. Small general-aviation pistons and light turboprops are typically used for personal travel, training, or short regional hops, carrying about 2 to 9 passengers and flying roughly a few hundred to around 1,500 nautical miles depending on speed, fuel, and payload. Business jets span light, midsize, and large-cabin classes: light jets often seat about 6 to 8 and commonly reach around 1,000 to 2,000 nautical miles, midsize jets tend to carry about 7 to 10 with roughly 2,000 to 3,000 nautical miles, and large-cabin or long-range business jets usually seat about 10 to 19 and can reach about 4,000 to 7,500+ nautical miles. Commercial airliners split into regional jets, narrowbodies, and widebodies. Regional jets often carry about 50 to 90 passengers with shorter ranges, narrowbodies commonly seat about 120 to 220 and handle medium-haul routes, while widebodies generally carry about 250 to 400+ passengers and are designed for long-haul intercontinental range.