DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 at a glance: a turboprop with up to 18 passenger seats, cruising at 150 kt (278 km/h) with a range of about 700 NM (1,296 km). Wingspan 19.81 m, length 15.77 m, maximum take-off weight 5,670 kg, ceiling 25,000 ft. It needs roughly 1,500 ft of runway and can use unpaved airstrips. Charter planning rates in Africa start around US$2,600 per flight hour.
Overview
The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 is a legendary twin-turboprop STOL aircraft, purpose-built for the toughest airstrips on earth. It seats up to nineteen, takes off and lands in remarkably short distances, and handles gravel, sand, grass and high-altitude strips with ease. Across Africa it serves island hops, mountain strips and remote community routes that few other aircraft can reach, making it a specialist tool for genuinely demanding charter missions.
Key specifications
Manufactured by De Havilland Canada, 1965-1988, 2010-present.
Detailed specifications
DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 charter cost per hour
Our 2026 planning rate for the DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 is about US$ 2,600 per flight hour. That hourly rate is only part of a charter price. The operator also bills the time spent flying the aircraft in from its base and back again, airport, handling and navigation fees, crew overnights on multi-day trips and, on short sectors, a daily minimum — so a one-hour flight rarely costs one hour’s rate. A route search prices the full rotation for the DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, positioning included, next to every other aircraft that can fly it.
Chartering the DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Africa
For charter across Africa, the DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 is typically positioned from its home base to your departure airport, flown to your destination, and returned afterwards — the estimate you see on a route search already accounts for this full rotation. Whether it suits a given trip depends on the runway at each end, the distance, and how many seats you need. Search any route to see a live estimate for the DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 alongside every other aircraft that can fly it, then send an enquiry to have operators confirm the exact price.
Images are representative of the aircraft type — the actual aircraft, cabin layout and interior finish depend on the operating carrier. Specifications are typical planning figures for charter use and vary by individual aircraft configuration. Charter prices are computed estimates confirmed by the operating carrier through the inquiry process.