List of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operators

The De Havilland Canada Dash 8, previously the Bombardier Dash 8, is a regional turboprop aircraft that was previously delivered in three size categories, typically seating from 37 passengers (DHC-8-100) to 90 passengers (DHC-8-400). Only the larger DHC-8-400 model remained in production until 2021.^[1] The following lists both former and current operators.

Unfilled orders

As of early 2021, De Havilland announced the suspension of production after a backlog of 19 aircraft had been completed.^[1] As of December 2018, the following customers had outstanding orders listed:^[2]

As of 31 December 2018

Airline	Country	Orders
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Bangladesh	2
CIB Leasing	China	1
Conair Group	Canada	5
Ethiopian Airlines	Ethiopia	10
Philippine Airlines	Philippines	2
Qazaq Air	Kazakhstan	2
SpiceJet	India	25
US-Bangla Airlines	Bangladesh	3
Undisclosed		4
Total		54

Civil operators

A Widerøe De Havilland 100 series at Sandane Airport

An Air Greenland De Havilland 200 series at Nuuk Airport

An Air New Zealand De Havilland 300 series at Wellington Airport

A WestJet Encore De Havilland 400 series at Calgary International Airport

An E-9A Widget (developed from the 100 series) of the United States Air Force over Tyndall Air Force Base

The underside of a Q400-MR (a Q400 adapted to aerial firefighting) as flown by the French Sécurité Civile

A CT-142 operated by the Canadian Air Force

The cockpit on a 300 series

The cockpit on a 400 series

Inside a 400 series cabin with four-abreast, 2–2 seating

Landing gear bay on a QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport

Landing gear of QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport

Figures for Canadian operators are correct as of 10 February 2025^[update].^[3] The reference includes one DHC-8-102 operated by Hawkair Aviation Services. However, the airline ceased operations in 2016, the certificate of registration was cancelled and the aircraft is not listed below with current operators.

• A total of 164 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 39 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.^{[4][needs update][3]}
• A total of 54 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 27 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.^{[4][needs update][3]}
• A total of 159 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 45 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.^{[4][needs update][3]}
• A total of 443 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 55 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.^{[4][5][needs update][3]}

Airline	Country	-100	-200	-300	-400	Total	Orders	Options
3 Points Aviation	Canada	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
748 Air Services	Kenya	6	—	—	7	13	—	—
Abu Dhabi Aviation	United Arab Emirates	—	1	3	2	6	—	—
Aero Contractors	Nigeria	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Aero Transporte S.A.	Peru	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Air Bikini	Marshall Islands	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Air Côte d'Ivoire	Ivory Coast	—	—	—	4	4	—	—
Air Creebec	Canada	18	—	2	—	20	—	—
Air Greenland	Greenland	—	8	—	—	8	—	—
Air Inuit	Canada	4	—	13	—	17	—	—
Air Kiribati	Kiribati	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Air Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands	2	—	—	—	2	—	—
Air New Zealand	New Zealand	—	—	23	—	23	—
Air Niugini	Papua New Guinea	—	—	1	4	5	—	—
Air Tanzania	Tanzania	—	—	—	5	5	—	—
Airkenya Express	Kenya	1	2	—	—	3	—	—
PNG Air	Papua New Guinea	8	—	—	—	8	—	—
Airworks Kenya	Kenya	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
Aircraft Leasing Services	Kenya	8	1	2	—	11	—	—
ANA Wings	Japan	—	—	—	24	24	—	—
Arik Air	Nigeria	—	—	—	4	4	—	—
Asia Pacific Airlines	Papua New Guinea	3	—	—	—	3	—	—
Auric Air	Tanzania	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
Aurora	Russia	—	2	1	5	8	—	—
Avioandes	Ecuador	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Avmax Aircraft Leasing	Canada	1	1	2	—	4	—	—
Bank of Mexico	Mexico	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Berry Aviation	United States	—	7	—	—	7	—	—
Bighorn Airways	United States	3	—	—	—	3	—	—
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6]	Bangladesh	—	—	—	5	5	2	—
Blue Bird Aviation	Yemen	3	1	—	—	4	—	—
Bluebird Aviation	Kenya	3	—	—	4	7	—	—
Camair-Co	Cameroon	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
CemAir	South Africa	1	—	2	4	7	—	—
Central Mountain Air	Canada	4	—	6	1	11	—	—
Chrono Jet	Canada	2	—	—	—	2	—	—
Conair Group	Canada	—	—	—	14	14	—	—
Congo Airways	Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
ConocoPhillips	United States	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Croatia Airlines	Croatia	—	—	—	5	5	—	4
DAC East Africa	Kenya	2	1	—	1	4	—	—
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited	Canada	—	1	—	5	6	—	—
Dynamic Aviation	United States	4	1	3	—	8	—	—
Eastafrican.com	Kenya	1	—	1	—	2	—	—
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska)	United States	10	—	1	—	11	—	—
Ethiopian Airlines	Ethiopia	—	—	—	30	30	3	—
Falcon Aviation Services	United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Fly540	Kenya	1	1	1	—	3	—	—
Goldcorp Canada	Canada	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental	Canada	—	1	1	—	2	—	—
Heli Malongo Airways	Angola	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Hydro-Québec	Canada	—	—	2	2	4	—	—
Icelandair	Iceland	—	3	—	3	6	—	—
Jambojet	Kenya	—	—	—	7	7	—	—
Jazz AviationA	Canada	—	—	—	39	39	—	—
JD Aero Technical	Canada	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
LAM Mozambique Airlines	Mozambique	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Luxair	Luxembourg	—	—	—	11	11	—	—
Luxwing	Malta	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Maldivian	Maldives	—	1	4	—	5	—	—
Maroomba Airlines	Australia	3	—	2	—	5	—	—
Moçambique Expresso	Mozambique	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
National Jet Express	Australia	—	—	—	9	9	—	—
Nexus Airlines	Australia	—	—	—	5	5	—	—
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service)	Canada	—	—	3	—	3	—	—
Northstar Avlease	Canada	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	Gabon	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Olympic Air	Greece	2	—	—	—	2	—	—
Oriental Air Bridge	Japan	—	2	—	—	2	—	—
PAL AirlinesA	Canada	2	—	3	15	20	—	—
PAL Aerospace	Canada	5	—	1		6	—	—
PAL Express	Philippines	—	—	—	11	11	4	—
Passion Air	Ghana	—	—	3	2	5	—	—
Perimeter Aviation	Canada	11	—	6	—	17	—	—
Petro Air	Libya	—	—	2	—	2	—	—
Petroleum Air Services	Egypt	—	—	5	—	5	—	—
Pivot Airlines (2746904 Ontario Inc.)[7]	Canada	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Polar Airlines	Russia	—	—	3	—	3	—	—
Porter Airlines	Canada	—	—	—	29	29	—	—
Prime Aviation	Kazakhstan	—	—	2	—	2	—	—
QantasLink	Australia	—	3	6	34	43	—	—
Qazaq Air	Kazakhstan	—	—	—	5	5	2	—
RwandAir	Rwanda	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Ryukyu Air Commuter	Japan	—	—	—	5	5	—	—
Safarilink Aviation	Kenya	—	1	2	—	3	—	—
SATA Air Açores	Portugal	—	2	—	5	7	—	—
Shree Airlines	Nepal	—	—	—	7	7	—	—
Skippers Aviation	Australia	4	—	6	—	10	—	—
Skytrans	Australia	5	—	1	—	6	—	—
Skyward Express	Kenya	1	—	1	—	2	—	—
SpiceJet	India	—	—	—	24	24	25	25
Star Perú	Peru	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Summit Air	Canada	3	—	1	—	4	—	—
Sunwest Aviation	Canada	—	1	2	—	3	—	—
TAAG Angola Airlines	Angola	—	—	—	6	6	—	—
Tassili Airlines Algeria	Algeria	—	4	—	4	8	—	—
UmzaXpress	Nigeria	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Universal Air	Malta	1	—	—	3	4	—	2
Voyageur Airways	Canada	11	—	15	1	27	—	—
Wasaya Airways	Canada	1	—	1	—	2	—	—
WestJet Encore	Canada	—	—	—	41	41	—	—
Widerøe	Norway	23	4	3	17	47	—	—
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying	Canada	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Total		171	53	142	437	803	36	31

Notes

• A.^ All 39 of the 400 series in the Jazz Aviation fleet and 7 of the 15 in the PAL Airlines fleet are operated under the brand name Air Canada Express.^[8]

Former civil operators

Airline	Country	-100	-200	-300	-400	Total
Air Alliance[9]	Canada	8	—	—	—	8
Air Atlantic[10]	Canada	22	—	—	—	22
Air Atonabee (City Express)[11]	Canada	7	—	—	—	7
Air BC[12]	Canada	18	—	8	—	26
Air Berlin	Germany	—	—	—	20	20
Air Dolomiti	Italy	—	—	3	—	3
Air Nostrum	Spain	—	—	19	—	19
Air Nova[13]	Canada	29	—	2	—	31
Air Ontario[14]	Canada	27	—	6	—	33
Air Panama	Panama	—	—	1	—	1
Air Sénégal International	Senegal	2	—	1	—	3
Air Service Gabon	Gabon	6	—	1	—	7
Air Southwest	United Kingdom	—	—	7	—	7
Air Wisconsin	United States	5	—	7	—	12
airBaltic	Latvia	—	—	—	12	12
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[15]	Canada	1	—	—	—	1
ALM Antillean Airlines	Netherlands	—	—	6	—	6
AmakUnited States Airlines	Japan	1	—	—	—	1
America West Airlines	United States	12	1	—	—	13
Ansett New Zealand	New Zealand	7	—	2	—	9
Arctic Sunwest Charters (8199400 Canada)[16]	Canada	2	—	—	—	2
Augsburg Airways	Germany	5	2	11	10	28
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)	Austria	14	—	22	18	54
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[17]	Canada	48	19	34	1	102
Bahamasair	Bahamas	—	—	9	—	9
Bombardier Inc.[18]	Canada	3	4	23	296	326
Buraq Air	Libya	—	—	1	—	1
Canadian North[19]	Canada	4	—	1	—	5
Colgan Air	United States	—	—	—	32	32
CommuteAir	United States	—	16	6	—	22
Connect Airlines	United States	—	—	—	2	2
Darwin Airline	Switzerland	—	—	—	2	2
Denim Air	Netherlands	—	—	1	—	1
Dutch Caribbean Airlines	Netherlands	—	—	2	—	2
Eastern Airways	United Kingdom	—	—	3	—	3
Eznis Airways	Mongolia	—	—	—	2	2
Field Aviation Company	Canada	2	16	22	—	30
Flybe (1979–2020)	United Kingdom	—	3	11	79	93
Flybe (2022–2023)	United Kingdom	—	—	—	10	10
FlyViking	Norway	3	—	—	—	3
Freedom Airlines	United States	12	—	—	—	12
GMG Airlines	Bangladesh	3	—	2	—	5
Hawkair[20]	Canada	7	—	2	—	9
Henson Airlines	United States	40	—	—	—	40
Horizon Air	United States	24	28	—	56	108
InterSky	Austria	—	—	5	—	5
Island Air (Hawaii)	United States	13	3	—	8	24
Japan Air Commuter	Japan	—	—	—	11	11
Jeju Air	South Korea	—	—	—	5	5
Jetstar	Australia	—	—	5	—	5
LAN Colombia	Colombia	—	9	—	4	13
LC Perú	Peru	—	6	—	3	9
LIAT20	Antigua and Barbuda	12	—	17	—	29
LOT Polish Airlines	Poland	—	—	—	12	12
Lynx Aviation	United States	—	—	—	11	11
Malév Hungarian Airlines	Hungary	—	—	—	4	4
Medavia	Malta	2	—	2	—	4
Mesa Airlines	United States	—	16	7	—	23
Mesaba Airlines	United States	25	—	—	—	25
Metro Airlines	United States	9	—	—	—	9
Nav Canada[21]	Canada	1	—	—	—	1
NorOntair (Air-Dale Limited)[22]	Canada	2	—	—	—	2
Origin Pacific Airways	New Zealand	3	—	2	—	5
Pena Transportes Aéreos	Brazil	—	—	2	—	2
Piedmont Airlines	United States	77	19	12	—	108
Proflight Zambia	Zambia	—	—	1	—	1
Regent Airways	Bangladesh	—	—	2	—	2
R1 Airlines[23]	Canada	21	7	7	—	35
Republic Airline	United States	—	—	—	31	31
Royal Jordanian Airlines	Jordan	—	—	—	2	2
Scandinavian Airlines	Sweden	—	—	—	28	28
Silverstone Air	Kenya	2	—	3	—	5
Sky Regional[24]	Canada	—	—	—	5	5
Skyservices Limited[25]	Canada	1	—	—	—	1
SkyWork Airlines	Switzerland	—	—	—	3	3
South African Express	South Africa	—	—	13	10	23
Southern Star Airlines	South Sudan	1	—	—	—	1
Starbow	Ghana	—	—	—	1	1
Surinam Airways	Suriname	—	—	1	—	1
Trans Nation Airways	Ethiopia	—	1	—	—	1
Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica	Brazil	—	—	6	—	6
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas	Brazil	—	2	—	—	2
Time Air[26]	Canada	12	—	20	—	32
Uni Air	Taiwan	—	1	13	—	14
United Airways	Bangladesh	2	—	—	—	2
Vincent Aviation	New Zealand	1	—	—	—	1
Wings Air	Indonesia	—	—	3	—	3
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)	Yemen	3	—	—	—	3
Total	495	136	309	676	1,616

Remarks

• Air Wisconsin operating as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
• Mesa Airlines operating as America West Express via a code sharing agreement with America West Airlines and later as US Airways Express via a code sharing agreement with US Airways and also as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
• Colgan Air operating Q400 aircraft as Continental Connection via a code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines and later as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
• CommuteAir operating as Continental Express via code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines
• Freedom Airlines operating as the Delta Connection via a code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines
• Henson Airlines operating as US Airways Express via a code sharing agreement with US Airways
• Island Air (formerly operated DHC-8-100 aircraft that were subsequently removed from the fleet and now operates Q400 aircraft)
• Lynx Aviation operating code sharing flights with Q400 aircraft on behalf of Frontier Airlines
• Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink via a code sharing agreement with Northwest Airlines
• Metro Airlines operating as Eastern Metro Express via a code sharing agreement with Eastern Air Lines

Coast guard, border guard and military operators

Operator	Country	Number	Model	Role	Ref
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard	Netherlands	2	MPA-D8	Maritime surveillance, based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base	[27]
Netherlands Coastguard		2	MPA-D8	Maritime surveillance, based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	[28]
Australian Border Force	Australia	10	-200 (6) -300 (4)	Maritime surveillance	[4][29]
Royal Australian Navy		1	-200	Hydrographic survey	[30]
Royal Canadian Air Force	Canada	4	CT-142 "Gonzo"	Navigational trainer	[31][32]
Government of Canada, Department Of Transport		3	-200 (2) -300 (1)	Maritime surveillance (National Aerial Surveillance Program) on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard	[33]
Icelandic Coast Guard	Iceland	1	-300 MSA	Maritime surveillance	[34]
Japan Coast Guard	Japan	7	-300 MSA	Maritime surveillance
Kenya Air Force	Kenya	3	-100	Medium lift transport
Mexican Navy	Mexico	1	-202	Utility transport
Swedish Coast Guard	Sweden	3	-300 MSA	Maritime surveillance	[35]
United States Air Force	United States	2	E-9A Widget	Surveillance aircraft	[36][37]
United States Army		13	RO-6A	Surveillance aircraft	[38][39]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection		7	-200 (4) -300 MPA (3)	Maritime patrol

Other applications

Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada for France's Sécurité Civile as fire-fighting water bombers in the fire season and as transport aircraft off season. The Q400 Airtanker can drop 10,000 L (2,200 imp gal; 2,600 US gal)^[40] of water in this role compared to De Havilland Canada's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal). The latter, however, is an amphibious aircraft and requires less infrastructure.

The National Police of Colombia operates a single De Havilland Dash 8-300 for utility transport.^[41]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.^[42]

The United States Department of State operates seven Dash 8-300 aircraft.^[43]