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

DHC8-63Scrapped

RegistrationCOHK-4345

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAIRES Colombia

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) built in 1986. Operated for Horizon Air, CCAir and AIRES Colombia. Scrapped.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 43,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1986

Country of registrationColombia

MSN63

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N820PH · Oct 8, 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 Charlotte it could fly non-stop as far as:

DFWDallas-Fort Worth1,503 km HAVHavana1,367 km MIAMiami1,049 km ORDChicago965 km YYZToronto948 km

Beyond its rangeCUNCancún1,679 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

1998–2004CCAir airline base

Base

CLTCharlotte

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1986

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Dec 22, 1986

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-GLOT.

Dec 30, 1986

Transferred to Horizon Air

Transferred to Horizon Air.

Jul 9, 1998

Transferred to CCAir

Transferred to CCAir.

Jul 29, 2004

Transferred to AIRES Colombia

Transferred to AIRES Colombia.

Operators

1986-12-22

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-GLOT

1986-12-30

Horizon Air

Registration N820PH

1998-07-09

CCAir

Registration N820PH

2004-07-29

AIRES Colombia

Registration HK-4345 · Lessor: VAS Aero Services

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) · HK-4345 · AIRES Colombia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
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