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Dornier 228-100 payload and cargo capacity

Dornier 228-100 Cargo Configuration · D228

Aircraft information

This technical reference for Dornier 228-100 includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.

Key figures
Max payload
1,595 kg
Cargo volume
16 m³
Range at max payload
1,100 km
Charter

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Specifications

Cargo & performance

Max payload
1,595 kg
Cargo volume
16 m³
Range at max payload
1,100 km
Ferry range
2,000 km
Cruise speed
428 km/h

Dimensions

Overall length
15.04 m
Wingspan
16.97 m
Main deck length
8.3 m
Main deck width
1.9 m
Main deck height
1.6 m

Cargo doors & loading notes

Passenger/cargo door (LH, both panels open): 128 × 134 cm

Weights

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
5,700 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
5,540 kg
Maximum landing weight (MLW)
5,700 kg
Operating empty weight (OEW)
3,420 kg

Aircraft

Manufacturer
Dornier / General Atomics AeroTec Systems
Aircraft family
Do228
ICAO type code
D228
Aircraft category
Narrow-body freighter
Propulsion
Turboprop/Turboshaft
Engines
2 × TPE331-10
Recorded operational status
Current / unconfirmed
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ICAO type classification

Current Doc 8643 record for D228.

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
D228
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

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