ICAO DA40
Small
Diamond Star Da40
Single Piston· 820 globally registered
The DIAMOND Diamond Star DA40 (DA40) is a DIAMOND 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 77 knots; operating envelope 1,309 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 20,967 flights operated by this type across 1075 airframes and 504 carriers. The largest observed operator is LIFT AIRCRAFT LLC (LTA).
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ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
1,075
last 90 days
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OPERATORS
504
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
20,967
tracked
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AVG DURATION
47m
per flight
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INCIDENT RATE
40.5%
8,488 flagged
Performance
Speed envelope & approach
Vref
77 kt
Vref range
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Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
A
Dimensions
Airframe geometry
Wingspan
39 ft
Length
26 ft
Tail height
6 ft
Wheelbase
6 ft
Gear width
10 ft
Wake category
Light
Weight & identification
Operating limits
MTOW
2,888 lb
MALW
2,407 lb
Manufacturer model
Diamond Star DA40
FAA designator
DA40
Registered
820
Top operators
By fleet size · last 90 days
LTA
YNG
N42
MTU
N10
JJ4
ES8
N51
N49
N41
DXR
MTU
YPN
N71
KAI
N15
N55
ISU
AST
N35
N24
N3Z
N12
CGI
N43
N62
YEL
N15
CGJ
N53
LIFT AIRCRAFT LLC
67 aircraft
2,239 flights
FLIGHT TRAINING ADELAIDE PTY LTD
59 aircraft
1,989 flights
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
34 aircraft
1,488 flights
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
21 aircraft
1,191 flights
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
17 aircraft
669 flights
SKYWARRIOR FLIGHT TRAINING LLC
18 aircraft
434 flights
EVA FLIGHT TRAINING ACADEMY
7 aircraft
408 flights
TACTICAL INTEGRATED TRAINING SOLUTIONS LLC
9 aircraft
363 flights
SKYWEST LEASING INC
10 aircraft
303 flights
SKY SAFETY INC
9 aircraft
273 flights
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
14 aircraft
255 flights
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AEROSPACE
6 aircraft
252 flights
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COLLEGE PTY LTD
6 aircraft
190 flights
SHORTT AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC
3 aircraft
172 flights
LEARN TO FLY AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD
8 aircraft
171 flights
IN FLIGHT AIRCRAFT LLC
5 aircraft
164 flights
PREMIER AIRCRAFT SALES INC
4 aircraft
161 flights
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
4 aircraft
147 flights
AIRFLITE PTY LTD
12 aircraft
140 flights
DRAGONFLY AVIATION LLC
3 aircraft
98 flights
SOLERA NATIONAL BANK
2 aircraft
95 flights
MIDWEST CORPORATE AIR INC
5 aircraft
93 flights
ZT AVIATION LLC
1 aircraft
83 flights
Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club
2 aircraft
81 flights
JOERITHAN & MP AVIATION LLC
4 aircraft
78 flights
BCD LEASING CORP
5 aircraft
77 flights
SUMMIT AVIATION INC
3 aircraft
77 flights
UTAH STATE UNIVERISTY
1 aircraft
73 flights
Fly Genesis Inc
3 aircraft
71 flights
NOVEMBER TANGO LLC
2 aircraft
71 flights
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 90 days
Family
Related variants
Recent incidents
Flagged flights of DA40
Recent flights
Real flights of DA40 · airborne ≥ 20 min
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