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De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G payload and cargo capacity
All Cargo / Quick Change capable · DHC6
Aircraft information
This technical reference for De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.
Key figures
- Max payload
- 2,005 kg
- Cargo volume
- 11.5 m³
- Range at max payload
- 916 km
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Specifications
Cargo & performance
- Max payload
- 2,005 kg
- Cargo volume
- 11.5 m³
- Range at max payload
- 916 km
- Ferry range
- 1,580 km
- Cruise speed
- 337 km/h
Dimensions
- Overall length
- 15.77 m
- Wingspan
- 19.81 m
- Main deck length
- 5.61 m
- Main deck width
- 1.75 m
- Main deck height
- 1.5 m
Cargo doors & loading notes
Left side cabin/cargo door: 127 × 142 cm | Right side cabin/cargo door: 76 × 116 cm
Weights
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
- 5,670 kg
- Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
- 4,990 kg
- Maximum landing weight (MLW)
- 5,580 kg
- Operating empty weight (OEW)
- 3,400 kg
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- De Havilland Canada
- Aircraft family
- DHC6
- ICAO type code
- DHC6
- Aircraft category
- Utility / Regional Cargo
- Propulsion
- Turboprop/Turboshaft
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 / optional PT6A-34
- Recorded operational status
- Active
Airport planning
ICAO type classification
Current Doc 8643 record for DHC6.
Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.
- ICAO type designator
- DHC6
- Wake turbulence category
- L
- Wingtip clearance group
- G
- Aircraft configuration
- Land Plane · 2 × Turboprop/Turboshaft
Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026
FAA airport planning characteristics
Mapped by ICAO type designator DHC6. FAA source record: DeHavilland Canada Twin Otter.
FAA aircraft-type data mapped by ICAO designator. It is intended for airport planning and design; it is not variant-specific operational approval or a complete compatibility assessment.
- FAA approach category
- A
- Airplane design group
- II
- Taxiway design group
- 1A
- Reference approach speed
- 74 kt
- Tail height
- 5.88 m
- Wheelbase
- 3.72 m
- Main gear width
- 4.54 m
- Reference MTOW
- 5,670 kg
Source: FAA · Aircraft Characteristics Database (October 2024) · Download source dataset