List of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operators

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List of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operators
C-FCSX Government Of Canada, Department Of Transport de Havilland Twin Otter (DHC6) 03.JPG
A Canadian Government Twin Otter in 2005

The Twin Otter was and is used by dozens of airlines and militaries around the world, and was produced in three main series (100, 200, 300) until 1988.

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As of 2006, over 40 years after design and manufacturing work on the original DHC-6 began, more than 500 of this aircraft were still flying. In that year Viking Air purchased the type certificate for the DHC-6 and announced its intention to offer a new build Series 400 Twin Otter.

Current civil operators

In 2016, there were 281 Twin Otters in airline service with 26 new aircraft on order: 112 in North/South America, 106 in Asia Pacific & Middle East (16 orders), 38 in Europe (10 orders) and 25 in Africa. [1]

A total of 270 Twin Otters were in airline service in 2018, and 14 on order: 111 in North/South America, 117 in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East (14 orders), 26 in Europe and 13 in Africa. [2]

In 2020, there were a total of 315 Twin Otters worldwide with 220 in service, 95 in storage and 8 on order. By region there were 22 in Africa, 142 in Asia Pacific (8 orders), 37 in Europe, 4 in the Middle East and 110 in the Americas. [3]

As of February 2023, there were 108 Twin Otters registered in Canada. [4]

Aircraft 2020 [3]
OperatorTotalIn serviceIn storageOrdersCountry
AeroGeo 808 Russia
Aerolínea de Antioquia 101 Colombia
Aerovías DAP 110 Chile
Air Adelphi 761 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Air Antilles Express440 French Antilles
Air Archipels 220 French Polynesia
Air Borealis 880 Canada
Air Calédonie 110 New Caledonia
Aircalin 110 New Caledonia
Air Inuit 770 Canada
Air Kiribati 220 Kiribati
Air Loyauté 330 New Caledonia
Air Seychelles 550 Seychelles
Air Tetiaroa110 French Polynesia
Air Tindi 550 Canada
Air Vanuatu 330 Vanuatu
Airfast Indonesia 660 Indonesia
Airkenya Express 330 Kenya
Aklak Air 110 Canada
ARM Aviación 220 Guatemala
Aurora 330 Russia
Aviakompaniya SKOL 202 Russia
Aviastar 651 Indonesia
Ayit Aviation 110 Israel
Blue Bird Aviation 321 Sudan
Blue Wing Airlines 220 Suriname
Cayman Airways Express220 Cayman Islands
Chukotavia 440 Russia
Daily Air 431 Taiwan
Dimonim Air 101 Indonesia
Divi Divi Air 330 Curaçao
Enerjet 101 Canada
EVAS Air 110 Canada
Fiji Link 440 Fiji
First Flying 220 Japan
FlyBig 00010 India [5]
Grand Canyon Airlines 1367 United States
Gum Air 220 Suriname
Harbour Air Seaplanes 330 Canada
InterCaribbean Airways 110 Turks and Caicos Islands
Isles of Scilly Skybus 440 England
Jam Air Express 110 Jamaica
Kenn Borek Air 15114 Canada
LADE 752 Argentina
Loganair 330 Scotland
Maldivian 11101 Maldives
Manta Air 651 Maldives
MASwings 624 Malaysia
Meiya Air 0005 China
Merpati Nusantara Airlines 606 Indonesia
Nature Air 101 Costa Rica
Nepal Airlines 321 Nepal
Nordic Seaplanes 110 Denmark
Norlandair 330 Iceland
North-Wright Airways 220 Canada
Osprey Wings 211 Canada
PAL Airlines 110 Canada
PNG Air 101 Papua New Guinea
Regional Air 101 Tanzania
Regional Air 110 Papua New Guinea
SAM Air 220 Indonesia
Samoa Airways 321 Samoa
Seaborne Airlines 220 United States Virgin Islands
Servicios Aéreos de los Andes 110 Peru
SJL Aeronautica 330 Angola
SKS Airways 202 Malaysia
Solomon Airlines 440 Solomon Islands
SonAir 505 Angola
Star Aviation 220 Algeria
Tara Air 4403 Nepal
Trans Maldivian Airways 62620 Maldives
Transportes Aereos Petroleros (TAPSA)110 Argentina
Transwest Air 990 Canada
Trigana Air 110 Indonesia
Tsaradia 312 Madagascar
Winair (Saint Maarten)431 Sint Maarten
Zimex Aviation 972 Switzerland

Historical civil operators

Loganair Twin Otter in British Airways Livery at Barra Airport Plane arrival at Barra Airport.jpg
Loganair Twin Otter in British Airways Livery at Barra Airport

♠ original operators

Former operators are listed where possible.

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Two DHC-6-300s operated by Aeropelican for Ansett Australia at Sydney Airport in 2012. VH-KZP Twin Otter 300 Aero Pelican SYD 27SEP99 (6814234953).jpg
Two DHC-6-300s operated by Aeropelican for Ansett Australia at Sydney Airport in 2012.
Twin Otter taking off from a gravel airstrip near Sila Lodge at Wager Bay (Ukkusiksalik National Park, Nunavut, Canada) Twin Otter 7a 1996-07-29.jpg
Twin Otter taking off from a gravel airstrip near Sila Lodge at Wager Bay (Ukkusiksalik National Park, Nunavut, Canada)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Air BC Twin Otter being beached De Havilland DHC-6 C-FOEQ (5142213162).jpg
Air BC Twin Otter being beached
Westcoast Air Twin Otter De Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter C-FGQH (8027523391).jpg
Westcoast Air Twin Otter
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Air Hokkaido Twin Otter Air Hokkaido DHC-6-300 JA8799.JPG
Air Hokkaido Twin Otter
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Military and government operators

Including police users.

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Canadian Armed Forces Twin Otter Canadian Armed Forces - DHC6 - Twin Otter.jpg
Canadian Armed Forces Twin Otter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Chilean Air Force Twin Otter DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Chilean Air Force (FACh).jpg
Chilean Air Force Twin Otter
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Norwegian Air Force Twin Otter 7062 DHC-6 Twin Otter Norwegian Air Force (9547445528).jpg
Norwegian Air Force Twin Otter
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Peruvian Air Force Twin Otter 300 110cc - Fuerza Aerea del Peru DHC-6 Twin Otter 300; 911@CUZ;29.09.2000 (6137995099).jpg
Peruvian Air Force Twin Otter 300
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
United States Air Force UV-18B Wings of Blue UV-18B Landing.jpg
United States Air Force UV-18B
NOAA Twin Otter 300 N48RF NOAA DHC-6-300 Twin Otter MD1.jpg
NOAA Twin Otter 300
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

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