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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102)

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RegistrationKE5Y-DHC

AIOperator748 Air Services

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) built in 1986. Has operated for Contactair, Eastern Australia Airlines, Blue Bird Aviation and 748 Air Services.

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Old · 40 years · ≈ 96,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1986

Country of registrationKenia

MSN62

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

2008–2012Blue Bird Aviation airline base

Base

KRTKhartoum

2012–2026748 Air Services airline base

Base

WILNairobi

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1986

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Dec 31, 1986

Delivered to Contactair

Delivered to Contactair as C-GJFX.

Mar 30, 1988

Re-registered

Changed from C-GJFX to D-BEST (still with Contactair).

May 10, 1993

Transferred to Eastern Australia Airlines

Transferred to Eastern Australia Airlines.

Sep 16, 2008

Transferred to Blue Bird Aviation

Transferred to Blue Bird Aviation.

Oct 4, 2012

Transferred to 748 Air Services

Transferred to 748 Air Services.

Operators

1986-12-31

Contactair

Registration C-GJFX

1988-03-30

Contactair

Registration D-BEST

1990-08-12

Contactair

Registration D-BEST · Lessor: DLT

1992-03-01

Contactair

Registration D-BEST · Lessor: Lufthansa CityLine

1993-05-10

Eastern Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TQN

2008-05-04

Eastern Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TQN · Lessor: Asia Pacific Airlines

2008-07-20

Eastern Australia Airlines

Registration VH-TQN

2008-09-16

Blue Bird Aviation

Registration 5Y-VVN

2012-10-04

748 Air Services

Registration 5Y-DHC

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) · 5Y-DHC · 748 Air Services}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-62},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-62}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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