The DE Havilland Canada 6 (ICAO type DHC6) is an aircraft of Canada origin, certificated in the Normal category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 5,600 kg. It offers a maximum range of 920 nm, a cruise speed of 169 knots, a service ceiling of 26,000 ft and seating for up to 20 across its variants.
DE Havilland Canada 6
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 382
- Active
- 382
- Origin
- Canada
3 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A9EA · Rev 15 · issued 2012-06-11
- Category
- Normal
- MTOW
- 5,670 kg
- MZFW
- 5,588 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew · 21 passengers
- Fuel
- 1,429 L
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
2 Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc. PT6A-34
CAR 3 dated May 15, 1956 and Amendments 3-1 to 3-8 inclusive, plus Special Conditions for Multi-Engine Turbine Powered Aircraft dated November 6, 1964. For this Model airplane inte…
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DE Havilland Canada 6 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the DE Havilland Canada 6 fleet — updated daily.
52 yearsmedian age
Of the 68 registered DE Havilland Canada 6 with a known build year (18% of the 382 we track), the median age is 52 years.
10changed registration in 12 months
10 of the 382 registered DE Havilland Canada 6 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 10 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 46
- Tracked flights
- 953
- Tracked flight hours
- 1,550
- Share of fleet flying
- 12%
46 DE Havilland Canada 6 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (12% of the registered fleet), across 953 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
What is the range of the de Havilland Canada 6?
The de Havilland Canada 6 has a maximum range of 920 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the de Havilland Canada 6 carry?
The de Havilland Canada 6 seats up to 20 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the de Havilland Canada 6?
The de Havilland Canada 6's maximum take-off weight is 5,600 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the de Havilland Canada 6?
The de Havilland Canada 6's ICAO type designator is DHC6.
How many de Havilland Canada 6 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 382 registered de Havilland Canada 6 airframes worldwide.
Registered 6 aircraft
Individual 6 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N790CP· 2018
- N729BM· 2017
- N814SS· 2014
- N77TF· 2013
- N46RF· 1985
- N826X· 1985
- N141Z· 1984
- N56RF· 1982
- N189GC· 1981
- N57RF· 1981
- N48RF· 1981
- N178GC· 1980
- N662AV· 1980
- N723AR· 1980
- N692AR· 1980
- N675BA· 1980
- N633AR· 1979
- N614AR· 1979
- N615AR· 1979
- N143SA· 1978
- N418AV· 1977
- N562CP· 1977
- N241SA· 1977
- N537AR· 1977