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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) · SX-OBC · Olympic Air

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) illustration in Olympic Air livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402)

OS-46bc43Unknown
RegistrationGRSX-OBC
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland shows this registration on a DHC-8 402.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorOlympic Air
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1incidents
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) in Toronto.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier
Engines2×
PropulsionTurboprop
Seats37 (Y37)
Built inToronto, Canadá
Country of registrationGrecia
OwnerOlympic Air
MSNOS-46bc43
Hex / ICAO 24-bit46bc43
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland showing this registration on a DHC-8 402

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 Spata-Artemida it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo1,108 kmISTIstanbul553 km
Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main1,816 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.

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Seating layout

37Economy

37 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorOlympic Air network of its de turbohélice aircraft
Base
ATHSpata-Artemida
Main destinations
RHORhodesAOKKarpathos IslandJKLKGSKos IslandLRSJTYKSJAXDAlexandroupolisBEGBelgradeCFUKerkyra (Corfu)CHQSouda

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Aircraft chronology

Jul 16, 2011
Incident at Sofia
On July 16, 2011, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration SX-OBC), operated by Olympic, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: Olympic.
Source: Olympic

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This page was last updated on October 13, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 13). De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) · SX-OBC · Olympic Air. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-46bc43

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“De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) · SX-OBC · Olympic Air.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 13 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-46bc43. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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Vuelopedia (2026) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) · SX-OBC · Olympic Air. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-46bc43 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

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