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De Havilland Canada Twin Otter (DHC-6-200)

DHC6-186Unknown

RegistrationUSN186AL

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

PAOperatorPacific Coastal Airlines

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De Havilland Canada Twin Otter (DHC-6-200). Has operated for Aeronaves de Mexico, West Coast Air and Pacific Coastal Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN186

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · De Havilland Canada Twin Otter

Figures for the DHC-6-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length15.8 m52 ft

Wingspan19.8 m65 ft

Height5.9 m19 ft

Range1,427 km771 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed337 km/h182 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling8,140 m26,706 ft

Maximum take-off weight5,670 kg12,500 lb

Maximum payload2,307 kg5,086 lbIts 19 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.9 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity19 passengersUp to 20 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 14 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,427 km range, from Vancouver it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle205 km

Beyond its rangeLAXLos Angeles1,741 km

The type first flew in 1965 (61 years ago) · About 1,000 units built · Still in production

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1994–2026Pacific Coastal Airlines network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

YVRVancouver

Main destinations

YBLCampbell River YQQComox YXCCranbrook YZTPort Hardy ZELBella Bella QBCBella Coola YAAAnahim Lake YLWKelowna YPWPowell River YWLWilliams Lake YYJVictoria

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 19, 1968

Delivered to Aeronaves de Mexico

Delivered to Aeronaves de Mexico as XA-BON.

May 4, 1978

Transferred to West Coast Air

Transferred to West Coast Air.

Apr 1, 1980

Transferred to Air West

Transferred to Air West.

Dec 1, 1980

Transferred to Air BC

Transferred to Air BC.

Apr 21, 1993

Transferred to Four Star Air Cargo

Transferred to Four Star Air Cargo.

Jul 12, 1994

Transferred to Pacific Coastal Airlines

Transferred to Pacific Coastal Airlines.

Operators

1968-12-19

Aeronaves de Mexico

Registration XA-BON

1978-05-04

West Coast Air

Registration C-GKNR

1980-04-01

Air West

Registration C-GKNR

1980-12-01

Air BC

Registration C-GKNR

1986-09-19

Air BC

Registration C-GKNR

1993-04-21

Four Star Air Cargo

Registration N142FS

1994-07-12

Pacific Coastal Airlines

Registration C-GKNR

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BibTeX

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