CARAVAN INTERNATIONAL LEASING INC· ICAO24 ad6097· last seen 1d ago

N961HL is a Cessna 208 Caravan 1, a single-engine turboprop operated by CARAVAN INTERNATIONAL LEASING INC. SkyMeter has tracked 986 flights totalling 808 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 29 callsigns. The most frequent segment is TAPA to TFFR. Service window in our records spans 442 days. Of those flights, 54 (5.5%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Cessna 208 Caravan 1 has a 52 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 9,062 lb.

About the Cessna 208 Caravan 1

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 PT6A turbine driving a constant-speed propeller, the Caravan combines the ruggedness of a bush plane with the reliability of turbine power, making it the go-to aircraft for cargo feeders, skydiving operations, remote passenger service, and humanitarian missions worldwide. Its high-wing design, fixed tricycle gear, and large cargo door allow it to operate from unimproved strips while carrying up to 3,500 pounds of payload or fourteen passengers, and the type has proven so versatile that it remains in production nearly four decades after its debut.

FedEx alone operates hundreds of Caravans on overnight package routes, and the type is equally at home on floats in the Canadian wilderness, on skis in Antarctica, or hauling supplies to island communities across the Pacific. The Caravan's PT6A engine delivers exceptional fuel efficiency and hot-and-high performance, with a service ceiling of 25,000 feet and a range exceeding 1,000 nautical miles, while its docile handling and single-pilot certification make it accessible to operators who need turbine capability without the complexity of twins. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
986
all time
FLOWN HOURS
808
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
21
unique
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CALLSIGNS
29
39 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
5/29/2025 → 8/14/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
5.5%
54 flagged

Top routes

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Aircraft specifications

Cessna 208 Caravan 1

Engines
Single Turboprop
Vref (approach)
79 kt
Vmo
175 kt
MTOW
9,062 lb
Wingspan
52 ft
Length
38 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N961HL

50
8/5/2026
18m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/5/2026
1h 50m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/4/2026
4h 40m
△ Low approach-stability score
7/13/2026
15m
△ Low approach-stability score
7/13/2026
3h 18m
△ Low approach-stability score
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