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The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a high winged, unpressurised, 19 passenger utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The STOL, twin turboprop DHC-6 replaced the single engine DHC-3 Otter, retaining its double slotted trailing edge flaps and ailerons. It has a high rate of climb and can be fitted with floats, skis or tricycle landing gear, making it suitable for remote areas with difficult flying environments or short field rural airports, as well as passenger, cargo, medical evacuation and skydiving operations. Its reliability across all environments and minimal maintenance requirements gave rise to the saying that the only thing that can replace a Twin Otter is another Twin Otter.

Development began in 1964 with the first flight on 20 May, 1965. The first six aircraft were prototypes, designated Series 1. The initial production run consisted of Series 100 aircraft, powered by 550 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 turboprop engines. Series 200 production began in 1968, with improvements to the STOL performance, a longer nose and a larger door to the rear baggage compartment.

Series 300 was introduced in 1969, with improvements to performance and payload thanks to more powerful 680 shp PT6A-27 engines. Production in Toronto by de Havilland Canada ended in 1988.

On 24 February, 2006 Viking purchased the type certificates from Bombardier Aerospace for all the out of production DHC aircraft, and also attained exclusive rights to manufacture new aircraft.

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Variant types

	World fleet	Charter fleet	Typical pax	Cabin volume	Cruise	Range	Years
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Manufacturing data

For detailed information about the manufacture of this aircraft, please consult our sister publication Airframer: Viking Twin Otter Series 400

Charter operators

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Maintenance centres

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Completions centres

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Type rating training providers

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Manufacturer

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New aircraft sales

Albania	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
American Samoa	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Angola	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Argentina	●●●●●●●●●●, ●●●●●●●●●● (Paraguay)
Australia	●●●●●●●●●●
Bahrain	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Belarus	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Bolivia	●●●●●●●●●● (U.S.A.)
Bosnia-Hercegovina	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Botswana	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Brazil	●●●●●●●●●●, ●●●●●●●●●●
Bulgaria	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Cambodia	●●●●●●●●●● (Vietnam)
China	●●●●●●●●●●, ●●●●●●●●●●
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Cook Islands	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Croatia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Czech Republic	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Ecuador	●●●●●●●●●● (U.S.A.)
Estonia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Eswatini	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Fiji	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
French Polynesia	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Guinea	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Hungary	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Jordan	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Kiribati	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Kosovo	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Kuwait	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Laos	●●●●●●●●●● (Vietnam)
Latvia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Lesotho	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Lithuania	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Madagascar	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Malawi	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Marshall Islands	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Mauritius	●●●●●●●●●●
Micronesia	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Moldova	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Montenegro	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Mozambique	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Namibia	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Nauru	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
New Caledonia	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
New Zealand	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Niue	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
North Macedonia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Oman	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey), ●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Papua New Guinea	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Paraguay	●●●●●●●●●● (Argentina), ●●●●●●●●●●
Peru	●●●●●●●●●●
Philippines	●●●●●●●●●●
Poland	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Qatar	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Romania	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Russia	●●●●●●●●●●
Samoa	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Saudi Arabia	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Serbia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Seychelles	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Slovakia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Slovenia	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
Solomon Islands	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
South Africa	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
South Korea	●●●●●●●●●●
Syria	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Taiwan	●●●●●●●●●●
Thailand	●●●●●●●●●●
Turkey	●●●●●●●●●●, ●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Ukraine	●●●●●●●●●● (Jersey)
United Arab Emirates	●●●●●●●●●●
Uruguay	●●●●●●●●●● (Argentina), ●●●●●●●●●● (Paraguay)
Vanuatu	●●●●●●●●●● (Australia)
Vietnam	●●●●●●●●●●
Yemen	●●●●●●●●●● (United Arab Emirates)
Zambia	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe	●●●●●●●●●● (Mauritius)

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August 9, 2021	Viking and PAL prepare to deploy Twin Otter firefighters
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April 13, 2020	SAS offers safe transfers while teaming with Loganair
April 2, 2020	Acorn receives Transport Canada go-ahead for Otter exhaust
March 23, 2020	De Havilland and Viking manufacturing shuts down
February 23, 2020	Seaplane delivery brings Trans Maldivian fleet to 57
February 17, 2020	Twin Otter passes milestone for Viking
February 5, 2020	Canada adds aircraft to marine surveillance programme
December 16, 2019	Optical option broadens scope of the Guardian
December 1, 2019	Twin Otter pair commence Chad operations for Avmax
November 10, 2019	Trans Maldivian opts for rust-busting door handles
September 30, 2019	Viking and Unity combine Twin Otter know-how
August 25, 2019	Rampart receives first commuter category DHC-6-300HG
July 16, 2019	Airplus certifies wi-fi for Twin Otters
June 24, 2019	Maldivian engines enjoy StandardAero support
June 18, 2019	Viking endorses SAJF for all its turboprops
April 23, 2019	EASA certifies Twin Otter MTOW upgrade
February 27, 2019	Maldivian integrates entire fleet with eMRO solution
January 28, 2019	Pacific Sky Aviation chooses Fox Training Management System
April 12, 2018	EASA-approved sim delivers Twin Otter training
August 24, 2017	Air Seychelles introduces scenic charter flights
November 9, 2016	Caverton signs another Twin Otter for oil contract
September 23, 2015	RN-Aircraft signs with Viking for ten Twin Otters
July 7, 2015	Viking names Liftec as sales representative
February 12, 2015	Viking signs Veling Tayara as Middle East rep
July 10, 2013	Vityaz Avia's Twin Otters to serve remote Russia
April 10, 2012	Twin Otter seaplane service suits Turkey's coastal terrain

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