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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311)

DHC8-451Unknown

RegistrationRURA-67253

Desconocida

8operators

2incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311) in Toronto. Has operated for Rheintalflug, Brymon Airways and Aurora Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

Engines2×

PropulsionTurboprop

Built inToronto, Canadá

Country of registrationRusia

OwnerAurora

MSN451

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

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

MADMadrid1,175 km FRAFrankfurt am Main708 km AMSAmsterdam448 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)353 kmLHRLondon85 km

Beyond its rangeISTIstanbul2,533 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2007Flybe network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

SOUSouthampton BHXBirmingham, West Midlands BHDBelfast EXTExeter, Devon

Main destinations

GLAGlasgow MANManchester, Greater Manchester EDIEdinburgh JERSt. Peter HELHelsinki (Vantaa)INVInverness ABZAberdeen KOIKirkwall, Orkney Islands

2013–2026Aurora Airlines airline base

Base

KHVKhabarovsk MBXMaribor PRNPrishtina

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 4, 1997

Delivered to Rheintalflug

Delivered to Rheintalflug as C-GDNG.

Nov 20, 1998

Transferred to Brymon Airways

Transferred to Brymon Airways.

Mar 28, 2002

Transferred to British Airways CitiExpress

Transferred to British Airways CitiExpress.

Feb 1, 2006

Transferred to BA Connect

Transferred to BA Connect.

Mar 25, 2007

Transferred to Flybe

Transferred to Flybe.

Sep 20, 2007

Transferred to CHC Helicopters International

Transferred to CHC Helicopters International.

Jul 28, 2011

Transferred to SAT - Sakhalin Airlines

Transferred to SAT - Sakhalin Airlines.

Feb 23, 2013

Incident at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On February 23, 2013, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration RA-67253), operated by Sakhalinsk, was involved in an incident at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Source: Sakhalinsk.

Source: Sakhalinsk

Dec 8, 2013

Transferred to Aurora Airlines

Transferred to Aurora Airlines.

Jun 4, 2021

Incident at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On June 4, 2021, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration RA-67253), operated by Aurora, was involved in an incident at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Source: Aurora.

Source: Aurora

Operators

1997-10-04

Rheintalflug

Registration C-GDNG

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De Havilland Canada

Registration C-GDNG

1998-11-20

Brymon Airways

Registration G-NVSA · Lessor: British Airways

2002-03-28

British Airways CitiExpress

Registration G-NVSA

2006-02-01

BA Connect

Registration G-NVSA

2007-03-25

Flybe

Registration G-NVSA

2007-09-20

CHC Helicopters International

Registration 5N-BJW

2011-07-28

SAT - Sakhalin Airlines

Registration RA-67253 · Lessor: Avmax Group

2013-12-08

Aurora Airlines

Registration RA-67253 · Lessor: Avmax Group

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311) · RA-67253 · Desconocida}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-451}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-26},
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