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Saab 340B

OS-840050Unknown

RegistrationJPJA002C

OperatorJapan Air Commuter

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Saab 340B.

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Technical data

ManufacturerSaab

Engines2×

PropulsionTurboprop

Country of registrationJapón

OwnerJapan Air Commuter

MSNOS-840050

Hex / ICAO 24-bit840050

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Saab 340 / 2000

Figures for the Saab 340B variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft

Wingspan21.4 m70 ft

Height7.0 m23 ft

Range1,732 km935 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed528 km/h285 ktMach 0.50

Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft

Maximum take-off weight13,155 kg29,002 lb

Maximum payload5,015 kg11,056 lbIts 34 passengers with baggage would weigh about 3.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity34 passengersUp to 37 in a high-density layout

Endurance3 h 17 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,732 km range, from Kagoshima it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing1,566 km NRTNarita996 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)848 kmICNSeoul741 km

Beyond its rangeHKGHong Kong1,967 km

The type first flew in 1983 (43 years ago) · About 459 units built · Production ended in 1999

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorJapan Air Commuter airline base

Base

KOJKagoshima

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 26, 2018

Incident at Kagoshima

On December 26, 2018, the 340 B aircraft (registration JA002C), operated by JAC, was involved in an incident at Kagoshima. Source: JAC.

Source: JAC

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Saab 340B · JA002C · Japan Air Commuter}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-11},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-840050},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/OS-840050}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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