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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cessna 340
| image = Cessna340C-FZOH01.jpg
| caption = Cessna 340. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cessna340C-FZOH01.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cessna
| type = Light twin aircraft
| first_flight = 1970
| produced = 1971 (prototype) 1972–1984 (production)
| number_built = 1,351
| faa_registered = 699 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = one pilot, five passengers
| engine = 2 × Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 hp
| cruise = 172 kn (340A)
| range = 1,405 nmi (340A)
| ceiling = 29,800 ft (340A)
| gross_weight = 5,990 lb (340A)
| developed_from = Cessna 310
| category = Piston twins
}}

The '''Cessna 340''' is a pressurized, twin piston-engine business airplane built by Cessna. The unpressurized Cessna 335 looks the same from outside but sold in smaller numbers.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 699 with a valid registration, 536 of them the 340A.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
The 340 was designed as a cabin-class development of the successful [[Cessna 310]]. It seats six, with four passenger seats, an aisle and an airstair door. Its tail and landing gear come from the 310 and its wings from the Cessna 414. Its main selling point was a roomy pressurized cabin, the first in a light twin. Work began in 1969, and the first airplane was delivered in 1971, late because a prototype crashed in testing in 1970.<ref name="wp"/>

== Versions ==
* '''340''': two 285 hp Continental TSIO-520-K engines, certified October 15, 1971, 350 built.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''340A''': two 310 hp TSIO-520-NB engines, certified November 19, 1975, 948 built.<ref name="wp"/>
* '''335''': unpressurized, 300 hp engines, certified October 2, 1979, 65 built.<ref name="wp"/>
The Riley Rocket 340 conversion fits two 340 hp Lycoming TIO-540-R engines.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''699''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 340A || 536
|-
| 340 || 163
|}
</div>

== Specifications (340A) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! 340A
|-
| Crew || one pilot
|-
| Passengers / capacity || five passengers
|-
| Length || 34 ft 4 in
|-
| Wingspan || 38 ft 1 in
|-
| Height || 12 ft 7 in
|-
| Wing area || 184 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 3,911 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 5,990 lb
|-
| Fuel || 203 USgal (usable capacity)
|-
| Engine || 2 × Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 hp (air-cooled flat-six engines)
|-
| Propeller || McCauley constant-speed propeller
|-
| Maximum speed || 244 kn
|-
| Cruise speed || 172 kn
|-
| Stall speed || 71 kn
|-
| Range || 1,405 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 29,800 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 1,650 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:340Adoor.jpg|Cessna 340A. Photo: John Denniger, Public domain
File:340Apanel.jpg|Cessna 340A. Photo: Self, Public domain
File:Cessna340C-FZOH02A.jpg|Cessna 340. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cessna 340 ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_340 Cessna 340]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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