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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301)

DHC8-100Scrapped

RegistrationCOHK-4030

AIOperatorAIRES Colombia

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301) built in 1988. Operated for Bangkok Airways, Region Air and AIRES Colombia. Scrapped.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 16,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1988

Country of registrationColombia

MSN100

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · De Havilland Canada Dash 8

Figures for the Dash 8 Q400 variant, the most representative of the family

Length32.8 m108 ft

Wingspan28.4 m93 ft

Height8.3 m27 ft

Range1,596 km862 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed667 km/h360 ktMach 0.63

Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft

Maximum take-off weight29,574 kg65,199 lb

Maximum payload11,689 kg25,770 lbIts 82 passengers with baggage would weigh about 8.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity82 passengersUp to 90 in a high-density layout

Endurance2 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1983 (43 years ago) · About 1,250 units built · Production ended in 2022

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1988

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jul 15, 1988

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-FWBB.

Jul 11, 1991

Transferred to Bangkok Airways

Transferred to Bangkok Airways.

Oct 15, 1994

Transferred to Region Air

Transferred to Region Air.

Jul 27, 1995

Transferred to AIRES Colombia

Transferred to AIRES Colombia.

Operators

1988-07-15

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-FWBB

1991-07-11

Bangkok Airways

Registration HS-SKM

1994-10-15

Region Air

Registration 9V-RGB

1995-07-27

AIRES Colombia

Registration HK-4030

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Chicago

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301) · HK-4030 · AIRES Colombia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-100},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-100}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Wikipedia

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