ICAO DH8D
Large
Dehavilland Canada 8/Dhc8-400
Twin Turboprop· 56 globally registered
The DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada 8/DHC8-400 (DH8D) is a DEHAVILLAND CANADA 2-engine turboprop aircraft classified as medium wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 125 knots; operating envelope 29,257 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 22,566 flights operated by this type across 330 airframes and 28 carriers. The largest observed operator is Jazz Aviation LP (JZA).
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ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
330
last 90 days
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OPERATORS
28
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
22,566
tracked
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AVG DURATION
1h 11m
per flight
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INCIDENT RATE
18.7%
4,216 flagged
Performance
Speed envelope & approach
Vref
125 kt
Vref range
—
Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
C
Dimensions
Airframe geometry
Wingspan
93 ft
Length
108 ft
Tail height
27 ft
Wheelbase
46 ft
Gear width
31 ft
Wake category
Medium
Weight & identification
Operating limits
MTOW
64,500 lb
MALW
61,750 lb
Manufacturer model
DeHavilland Canada 8/DHC8-400
FAA designator
DH8D
Registered
56
Top operators
By fleet size · last 90 days
JZA
WEN
QLK
PTR
JTE
PVL
QLK
PVL
PVL
QLK
HYD
CON
TKR
FGD
NON
GLR
POE
FGD
NON
CFM
SUT
NON
DHC
N43
NON
CGP
CGD
Jazz Aviation LP
33 aircraft
3,504 flights
Westjet Encore Ltd.
35 aircraft
3,169 flights
SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
30 aircraft
3,101 flights
Porter Airlines Inc.
29 aircraft
2,219 flights
NATIONAL JET EXPRESS PTY LTD
9 aircraft
383 flights
PAL AIRLINES LTD.
5 aircraft
357 flights
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
3 aircraft
347 flights
PAL Airlines Ltd.
4 aircraft
304 flights
PAL Airlines Ltd. (Provincial Airlines)
4 aircraft
278 flights
SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
1 aircraft
117 flights
Hydro-Qubec
2 aircraft
114 flights
CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA INC
3 aircraft
107 flights
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE
6 aircraft
81 flights
Conair Group Inc.
7 aircraft
31 flights
Government of Angola
1 aircraft
25 flights
Central Mountain Air Ltd
1 aircraft
18 flights
PORTER AIRLINES (CANADA) LIMITED
3 aircraft
18 flights
Conair Group Inc. (Conair Aviation)
3 aircraft
16 flights
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA LIMITED
1 aircraft
14 flights
AIR BRAVO CORP.
1 aircraft
8 flights
SUMMIT AIR LTD. (SUMMIT AIR)
1 aircraft
5 flights
CONAIR GROUP INC.
1 aircraft
3 flights
ZEROAVIA INC
1 aircraft
2 flights
TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE
1 aircraft
2 flights
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd.
1 aircraft
1 flights
9465-0876 QUBEC INC.
1 aircraft
1 flights
Ronald Dennis Janzen
1 aircraft
1 flights
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 90 days
Recent incidents
Flagged flights of DH8D
Recent flights
Real flights of DH8D · airborne ≥ 20 min
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