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DHC-8-315 — Bombardier DHC-8-315

Bombardier DHC-8-315
Photo via Wikimedia Commons: Croatia Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400 9A-CQC MUC 2015 01.jpg
Year
Owner
Bombardier
Last seen
MTOW
18,600 kg
Range
1,950 nm
Seats
50
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Bombardier · DHC-8-315
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
43
Active
35
Origin
CA
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
DH8C
DH8C
18,600 kg1,950 nm50
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS A13NM · 14 · issued 2004-04-09

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS A13NM), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.

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Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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Bombardier DHC-8-315market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Bombardier DHC-8-315 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

23 yearsmedian age

Of the 29 registered Bombardier DHC-8-315 with a known build year (67% of the 43 we track), the median age is 23 years.

Registration activity

10changed registration in 12 months

10 of the 43 registered Bombardier DHC-8-315 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (23% of the fleet), across 10 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Fleet activity — last 90 days
Aircraft seen flying
6
Tracked flights
120
Tracked flight hours
553
Share of fleet flying
14%

6 Bombardier DHC-8-315 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (14% of the registered fleet), across 120 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.