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Lockheed L-188A Electra

L188-1144Unknown

RegistrationCAC-GZFE

BUOperatorBuffalo Airways

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Lockheed L-188A Electra. Has operated for Northwest Airlines, Air Florida and Buffalo Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN1144

Hex / ICAO 24-bitC08733

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed L-188 Electra

Figures for the L-188C variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.9 m104 ft

Wingspan30.2 m99 ft

Height10.0 m33 ft

Range3,500 km1,890 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed600 km/h324 ktMach 0.56

Service ceiling8,700 m28,543 ft

Maximum take-off weight51,256 kg113,000 lb

Maximum payload25,220 kg55,601 lbIts 98 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity98 passengers

Endurance5 h 50 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 3,500 km range, from Yellowknife it could fly non-stop as far as:

LAXLos Angeles3,184 km YYZToronto3,060 km ORDChicago2,865 km SEASeattle1,741 km

Beyond its rangeDFWDallas-Fort Worth3,510 km

The type first flew in 1957 (69 years ago) · About 170 units built · Production ended in 1961

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2013–2026Buffalo Airways airline base

Base

YZFYellowknife

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Jun 23, 1961

Delivered to Northwest Airlines

Delivered to Northwest Airlines as N138US.

Mar 15, 1973

Transferred to Air Florida

Transferred to Air Florida.

Feb 1, 1974

Re-registered

Changed from N138US to N24AF (still with Air Florida).

Nov 1, 1977

Transferred to Fleming International Airways

Transferred to Fleming International Airways.

Sep 1, 1983

Transferred to CAM Air International

Transferred to CAM Air International.

Aug 15, 1986

Transferred to Spirit of America Airlines

Transferred to Spirit of America Airlines.

Jul 24, 1992

Transferred to EI Air Exports Ltd

Transferred to EI Air Exports Ltd.

Apr 27, 1993

Transferred to Hunting Cargo Airlines

Transferred to Hunting Cargo Airlines.

Sep 14, 1998

Transferred to Atlantic Cargo

Transferred to Atlantic Cargo.

Jan 5, 1999

Transferred to Atlantic Airlines

Transferred to Atlantic Airlines.

Apr 16, 2013

Transferred to Buffalo Airways

Transferred to Buffalo Airways.

Operators

1961-06-23

Northwest Airlines

Registration N138US

1973-03-15

Air Florida

Registration N138US

1974-02-01

Air Florida

Registration N24AF

1977-11-01

Fleming International Airways

Registration N668F

1983-09-01

CAM Air International

Registration N668F

1986-08-15

Spirit of America Airlines

Registration N668F

1992-07-24

EI Air Exports Ltd

Registration EI-CET · Lessor: Hunting Cargo Airlines

1993-04-27

Hunting Cargo Airlines

Registration EI-CET

1998-09-14

Atlantic Cargo

Registration EI-CET

1999-01-05

Atlantic Airlines

Registration G-LOFE

2013-04-16

Buffalo Airways

Registration C-GZFE

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-188A Electra · C-GZFE · Buffalo Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L188-1144},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L188-1144}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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