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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-314)

DHC8-521Unknown

RegistrationBDS2-AHA

REOperatorRegent Airways

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-314) built in 1998. Has operated for Augsburg Airways, InterSky and Regent Airways.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 67,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1998

Country of registrationBangladés

MSN521

Hex / ICAO 24-bit702038

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2003Augsburg Airways airline base

Base

AGB

2006–2010Augsburg Airways airline base

Base

AGB

2010–2026Regent Airways airline base

Base

DACDhaka

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jun 2, 1998

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-FDHU.

Jan 29, 1999

Transferred to Augsburg Airways

Transferred to Augsburg Airways.

May 1, 2003

Transferred to InterSky

Transferred to InterSky.

Jan 1, 2006

Transferred to Augsburg Airways

Transferred to Augsburg Airways.

Sep 1, 2010

Transferred to Regent Airways

Transferred to Regent Airways.

Operators

1998-06-02

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-FDHU

1999-01-29

Augsburg Airways

Registration D-BLEJ

2003-05-01

InterSky

Registration D-BLEJ · Lessor: Augsburg Airways

2006-01-01

Augsburg Airways

Registration D-BLEJ · Lessor: Lufthansa Regional

2010-09-01

Regent Airways

Registration S2-AHA

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-314) · S2-AHA · Regent Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-521},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-521}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}

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