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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311)

OS-47809cUnknown

RegistrationNOLN-WFC

OperatorWiderøe

3operators

0incidents

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311) in Toronto. Has operated for Contactair, Lufthansa CityLine and Widerøe.

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Technical data

ManufacturerDe Havilland Canada

Engines2×

PropulsionTurboprop

Seats78 (Y78)

Built inToronto, Canadá

Country of registrationNoruega

OwnerWideroes Flyveselskap

MSN236

Hex / ICAO 24-bit47809c

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

With its 1,596 km range, from Bergen it could fly non-stop as far as:

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)1,266 kmFRAFrankfurt am Main1,161 km LHRLondon1,042 km AMSAmsterdam888 km

Beyond its rangeMADMadrid2,283 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

78Economy

78 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1996–2026Widerøe network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

BGOBergen BOOBodø TOSTromsø TRDTrondheim

Main destinations

OSLOslo (Gardermoen)HFTHammerfest VDSVadsø SVGStavanger ALFAlta BNNBrønnøy MEHMehamn KKNKirkenes

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Nov 13, 1990

Delivered to Contactair

Delivered to Contactair as D-BEYT.

Feb 1, 1993

Transferred to Lufthansa CityLine

Transferred to Lufthansa CityLine.

Jul 1, 1996

Transferred to Widerøe

Transferred to Widerøe.

Operators

1990-11-13

Contactair

Registration D-BEYT

1993-02-01

Lufthansa CityLine

Registration D-BEYT

1996-07-01

Widerøe

Registration LN-WFC

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311) · LN-WFC · Widerøe. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-47809c

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Vuelopedia (2026) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-311) · LN-WFC · Widerøe. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-47809c (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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