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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201) · 5Y-MRE · ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201)

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OperatorALS - Aircraft Leasing Services
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201) built in 1997. Has operated for Piedmont Airlines, AIRES Colombia and LAN Colombia.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 69,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier
First flight1997
Country of registrationKenia
MSN507
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 Charlotte it could fly non-stop as far as:

DFWDallas-Fort Worth1,503 kmHAVHavana1,367 kmMIAMiami1,049 kmORDChicago965 kmYYZToronto948 km
Beyond its rangeCUNCancún1,679 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.

The full story of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2007Piedmont Airlines airline base
Base
CLTCharlottePHLPhiladelphia

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1997
Built
Assembled by the manufacturer.
Dec 7, 1997
Delivered to Bombardier
Delivered to Bombardier as C-GFRP.
Mar 16, 1999
Transferred to Piedmont Airlines
Transferred to Piedmont Airlines.
Jun 21, 2007
Transferred to AIRES Colombia
Transferred to AIRES Colombia.
Dec 1, 2011
Transferred to LAN Colombia
Transferred to LAN Colombia.
Feb 5, 2020
Transferred to ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services
Transferred to ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services.
Dec 28, 2024
Incident at Nairobi-Wilson (WIL) Airport
On December 28, 2024, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-201Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration 5Y-MRE), operated by Fly ALS, was involved in an incident at Nairobi-Wilson (WIL) Airport (Kenya) due to a burst tyre. Source: Fly ALS.
Source: Fly ALS

Operators

1997-12-07
Bombardier
Registration C-GFRP
1999-03-16
Piedmont Airlines
Registration N997HA
2007-06-21
AIRES Colombia
Registration HK-4509
2011-12-01
LAN Colombia
Registration HK-4509
2020-02-05
ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services
Registration 5Y-MRE · Lessor: Avmax Group

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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“De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201) · 5Y-MRE · ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-507. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201) · 5Y-MRE · ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-507 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 (DHC-8-201) · 5Y-MRE · ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-507},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-507}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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