Beechcraft Premier IA
Very Light jet - 6 passengers, 1,360 nm published range
About the Beechcraft Premier IA
The Premier IA was the first business jet built around an all-composite fuselage, giving it an unusually wide cabin cross-section for its size along with genuine 450+ knot Learjet-rivaling speed. It is single-pilot certified and remains one of the fastest very-light jets in the charter fleet.
Who charters it
Charter clients pick the Premier IA when they want a wide, comfortable cabin and near-Learjet speed on a very-light-jet budget, well suited to short business hops for 4-6 passengers.
Specifications
- Class
- Very Light
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft (Hawker Beechcraft)
- Published range
- 1,360 nm
- Range with four passengers
- 1,105 nm
- Reserve-adjusted (85% of four-passenger range)
- 939 nm
- Seats
- 6 typical, 7 max
- Service ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Takeoff field
- 3,792 ft
- Cabin height
- 5'5"
- Cabin width
- 5'6"
- Cabin length
- 13'6"
- Indicative rate
- $3,500 - $4,000/hr
- Production
- Out of production
Specifications current as of 2026-08-24. Published range assumes still air, an optimum profile, and a light payload. Rates are indicative and vary with routing, availability, and operator.
Worth knowing
- First business jet with an all-composite fuselage
- Wide cabin cross-section for a very-light jet
- Single-pilot certified
- 451 knot cruise speed, among the fastest in its class
- Pro Line 21 avionics standard on the IA
Colorado mountain airports: limited
The composite-fuselage Premier IA has respectable sea-level field performance for a single-pilot light jet, but its hot-and-high margins are modest, the type has a known runway-performance accident history, and the charter fleet is small and largely owner-flown. EGE is workable with care; treat ASE as a light-load, favorable-conditions option and TEX as unusual for this type.
Planning guidance only. The operator, the AFM performance data, and conditions on the day are the final authority.
Is the Beechcraft Premier IA right for your trip?
See how far it reaches from your departure airport, or send us the trip and we will price it against the alternatives.