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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-106)

DHC8-241Active

RegistrationCAC-GFMQ

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

PAOperatorPAL Aerospace

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-106) built in 1990. Operates for PAL Aerospace. Previously flew for Brymon Airways, Schreiner Airways and Northern Pacific Airways.

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Old · 36 years · ≈ 86,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1990

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN241

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transport Canada (Canada) · Oct 9, 2026

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

With its 1,596 km range, from Rotterdam it could fly non-stop as far as:

MADMadrid1,414 km FRAFrankfurt am Main359 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)354 kmLHRLondon342 km AMSAmsterdam45 km

Beyond its rangeISTIstanbul2,187 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2012–2016Dynamic Aviation airline base

Base

RTMRotterdam

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Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Nov 3, 1990

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-GESR.

Nov 15, 1990

Transferred to Brymon Airways

Transferred to Brymon Airways.

Feb 24, 1998

Transferred to Schreiner Airways

Transferred to Schreiner Airways.

Mar 26, 2002

Transferred to Air Service Gabon

Transferred to Air Service Gabon.

Oct 24, 2012

Transferred to Dynamic Aviation

Transferred to Dynamic Aviation.

Mar 31, 2016

Transferred to Corvus Airlines

Transferred to Corvus Airlines.

Nov 1, 2021

Transferred to Northern Pacific Airways

Transferred to Northern Pacific Airways.

Jul 11, 2025

Transferred to PAL Aerospace

Transferred to PAL Aerospace.

Operators

1990-11-03

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-GESR

1990-11-15

Brymon Airways

Registration G-BRYH

1993-07-30

Brymon Airways

Registration G-BRYH · Lessor: British Airways

1995-02-01

Brymon Airways

Registration G-BRYH · Lessor: British Airways Express

1998-02-24

Schreiner Airways

Registration PH-TTB · Lessor: GPA

2002-03-26

Air Service Gabon

Registration TR-LGC

2006-04-14

Air Service Gabon

Registration TR-LGC · Lessor: CAM Compagnie Aérienne du Mali

2007-04-04

Air Service Gabon

Registration TR-LGC

2012-10-24

Dynamic Aviation

Registration N49FE

2016-03-31

Corvus Airlines

Registration N893EA · Lessor: Ravn Alaska

2021-11-01

Northern Pacific Airways

Registration N893EA · Lessor: Ravn Alaska

2025-07-11

PAL Aerospace

Registration C-GFMQ

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