ICAO DH8C
Large
Dehavilland Canada Dash 8/Dhc8-300
Twin Turboprop· 26 globally registered
The DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada Dash 8/DHC8-300 (DH8C) is a DEHAVILLAND CANADA 2-engine turboprop aircraft classified as medium wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 99 knots; operating envelope 18,642 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 3,446 flights operated by this type across 107 airframes and 31 carriers. The largest observed operator is PERIMETER AVIATION LP AS REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, PER (PAG).
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ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
107
last 90 days
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OPERATORS
31
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
3,446
tracked
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AVG DURATION
1h 13m
per flight
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INCIDENT RATE
20.2%
697 flagged
Performance
Speed envelope & approach
Vref
99 kt
Vref range
—
Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
B
Dimensions
Airframe geometry
Wingspan
90 ft
Length
84 ft
Tail height
25 ft
Wheelbase
34 ft
Gear width
28 ft
Wake category
Medium
Weight & identification
Operating limits
MTOW
41,100 lb
MALW
42,000 lb
Manufacturer model
DeHavilland Canada Dash 8/DHC8-300
FAA designator
DH8C
Registered
26
Top operators
By fleet size · last 90 days
PAG
AIE
PY4
MB4
WSG
PVL
SKP
NON
NON
CGA
GLR
CRQ
QUE
SUT
PVL
NON
CGM
HYD
HYD
NON
NON
GLR
SUT
BDF
MB7
CFE
SPR
NON
WVE
NON
PERIMETER AVIATION LP AS REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, PER
7 aircraft
190 flights
Air Inuit Ltd. Air Inuit Ltee
8 aircraft
128 flights
SKIPPERS AVIATION PTY LTD
6 aircraft
109 flights
NANTAY PTY LTD
3 aircraft
97 flights
Wasaya Airways Limited Partnership, by its general partner, Wasa
1 aircraft
77 flights
PAL Airlines Ltd.
2 aircraft
76 flights
SKYTRANS PTY LTD
2 aircraft
64 flights
Sunwest Aviation Ltd.
2 aircraft
46 flights
North Cariboo Flying Service Ltd
2 aircraft
43 flights
Voyageur Aviation Corp.
3 aircraft
38 flights
Central Mountain Air Ltd
2 aircraft
36 flights
Air Creebec Inc.
2 aircraft
34 flights
Gouvernement du Qubec, Service arien gouvernemental
1 aircraft
33 flights
Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc.
1 aircraft
31 flights
PAL Airlines Ltd. (Provincial Airlines)
1 aircraft
30 flights
Northstar Avlease Ltd
1 aircraft
28 flights
Musselwhite Mine Ltd.
1 aircraft
28 flights
HYDRO-QUBEC
1 aircraft
24 flights
Hydro-Qubec
1 aircraft
22 flights
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
4 aircraft
18 flights
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, US CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTI
3 aircraft
17 flights
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AIR LTD
2 aircraft
15 flights
Summit Air Ltd.
1 aircraft
15 flights
SURVEILLANCE AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
2 aircraft
9 flights
AIRFLITE PTY LTD
1 aircraft
5 flights
Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc.
1 aircraft
5 flights
UK HOME OFFICE, PAL AEROSPACE LTD (PROVINCIAL AEROSPACE)
1 aircraft
4 flights
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
1 aircraft
3 flights
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE
1 aircraft
2 flights
US DEPT OF STATE
1 aircraft
1 flights
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 90 days
Family
Related variants
Recent incidents
Flagged flights of DH8C
Recent flights
Real flights of DH8C · airborne ≥ 20 min
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