EC-OKU

EC-OKU is a Tecnam P2008, a single-engine piston aircraft. SkyMeter has tracked 1,956 flights totalling 909 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 115 callsigns. The most frequent segment is LELL to LELL. Service window in our records spans 445 days. Of those flights, 4 (0.2%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Tecnam P2008 has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 lb.

About the Tecnam P2008

The Cessna 208 Caravan is the workhorse single-engine turboprop that redefined utility aviation when it entered service in 1985. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A turboprop producing 675 shaft horsepower, the Caravan was designed to haul cargo, passengers, or skydivers into short, unprepared strips where twins fear to tread. Its rugged fixed tricycle gear, high wing, and generous cargo door made it an instant favorite for bush operators, freight haulers, and regional carriers across six continents.

FedEx alone operates hundreds for small-package feeder routes, while floatplane variants serve remote lodges and island communities from Alaska to the Maldives. The type's reliability and single-pilot certification have made it ubiquitous in roles ranging from skydiving platforms to humanitarian airlift. With a maximum takeoff weight of 8,750 pounds and a useful load exceeding 3,500 pounds in most configurations, the Caravan can carry nine passengers plus pilot or nearly two tons of cargo.

Its cruise speed of around 185 knots and range of 1,000+ nautical miles strike a practical balance between economy and capability. The unpressurized cabin limits operations to around 25,000 feet, but the PT6's altitude performance and the airframe's STOL characteristics allow it to operate from 2,000-foot gravel strips at density altitudes that would ground most twins. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.