List of Cessna 208 Caravan operators

The Cessna 208 Caravan is used by governmental organizations and by many companies for police, air ambulance, passenger transport, air charter, freight, and parachuting operations. With 239 aircraft,[1] FedEx is the largest operator of the Cessna 208.

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Parachuting exit

Operators

An Iraqi Air Force Cessna 208B Grand Caravan flies over Iraq on a training sortie.

An FedEx Feeder Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster operated by Empire Airlines.

Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force – 25[2]

Argentina

Argentine Army – 2[2]

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force - 1[2]
Trans Island Airways – 4
Island Wings Charter – 1
Cherokee Air – 2

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Army – 1[2] C-208B Grand Caravan for logistical, Para drops

Belize

Tropic Air Belize – 14 C-208B Grand Caravan for passenger service throughout Belize

Botswana

Mack Air – 16[3]

Brazil

Brazilian Air Force – 32[2]
Azul Conecta – 17

Cameroon

Cameroon Air Force – 2 in ISR role as of February 2018[4]

Chad

Chadian Air Force – 2 in ISR role as of February 2018[4]

Chile

Chilean Army – 3[2]

Colombia

Colombian Air Force – 6 special mission (recce) + 10 transport[2]
Colombian Army – 8[2]
Colombian Navy – 3[2]

Djibouti

Djibouti Air Force – 1[2]

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force – 1[2]

Honduras

Honduran Air Force – 4[5]

Indonesia

Susi Air - 32 In Service + 7 in Ordered

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force – 3 special mission (recce) + 3 Training[2]

Italy

Buzzard Aviation (Buzzair) – 1 Caravan (+1 dismissed Grand Caravan) for skydiving, passengers and cargo activities

Jordan

Royal Jordanian Air Force – 6[2]

Kenya

Kenya Air Force – 1[2]

Lebanon

Lebanese Air Force – 3

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Police - 6 in service

Mali

Mali Air Force – 1 in ISR role[6]

Mauritania

Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie – 2 + 1 ordered[2]

Mexico

New Zealand

Sounds Air

Niger

Niger Air Force – 2 Recce + 1 transport[2]

Pakistan

Pakistan Army – 6[2]

Panama

National Aeronaval Service of Panama – 3[2]

Paraguay

Paraguayan Air Force – 2[2]

Peru

Peruvian Army – 1[2]

Philippines

Philippine Air Force – 2 ISR[7][8]

Rwanda

Rwandan Air Force – 2[9]

South Africa

South African Air Force – 1 EW + 7 transport[2]

Tanzania

Coastal Aviation – 18[10]

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force – 2 + 1 recce + 8 transport[2]

United States

FedEx Feeder - 238
Mokulele Airlines - 14
United States Army – 2[2]
United States Marshals Service – 1[13][14][15]
New York City Police Department[16]
Southern Airways Express – 19
Air Choice One – 12
Tropic Ocean Airways – 9
Fly The Whale – 5
Tailwind Aviation – 2
Privera – 1
Gold Aviation – 1

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force – 4[2]
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela – 1[2]

Yemen

Yemeni Air Force – 2 recce[2]

A total of 134 Cessna 208s were in military service in 2016.[2]

References

"Operators - Federal Express". rzjets.
Craig Hoyle (2016). FlightGlobal. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Our Fleet". www.mackair.co.bw. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
de Cherisey, Erwan (5 February 2018). "Cameroon, Chad take delivery of Cessna ISR aircraft". IHS Jane's 360. Paris. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
"World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
"L'Union européenne appuie les capacités aériennes du Mali pour lutter contre l'insécurité et le terrorisme" (Press release) (in French). European Commission. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
"Cessna 208B first in PH aircraft stable - DND chief". Philippine News Agency. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
Dominguez, Gabriel (27 July 2017). "Philippine Air Force receives two Cessna 208B ISR aircraft from US". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
SoftPower (25 June 2020). "Rwanda Moves To Increase Air Force Capacity By Acquiring Textron C-208EX Aircraft". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Zephania Ubwani (15 February 2019). "Coastal Aviation To Ply Serengeti, Ruaha Routes". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Fleet". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
Titus Kakembo (12 April 2016). "Air Serv Extending A Humanitarian Hand To The Region" (PDF). New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
Tess Riski (15 June 2020). "A Mysterious Plane Circled Over Portland Protests for Hours. The U.S. Marshals Service Won't Say If It's Theirs". Willamette Week. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Wilson, Conrad (24 June 2020). "Oregon Lawmakers Demand Answers On Use Of Surveillance Plane During Portland Protest". opb.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry". registry.faa.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Trevithick, Joseph (August 3, 2018). "Wait, The New York Police Department Has A Spy Plane For Hunting Dirty Bombs?". The Drive. The New York Police Department had obtained the modified Cessna C208B Grand Caravan, which carries the civil registration number N23FH, though a Preparedness Grant, also known as a “Non-Disaster” grant, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2017.

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[1] "Operators - Federal Express". rzjets.

[AFdir-2] Craig Hoyle (2016). FlightGlobal. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] "Our Fleet". www.mackair.co.bw. Retrieved 2020-01-06.

[JanesChadCameroon-4] Cherisey, Erwan (5 February 2018). "Cameroon, Chad take delivery of Cessna ISR aircraft". IHS Jane's 360. Paris. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[World_Air_Forces_2021-5] "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[6] "L'Union européenne appuie les capacités aériennes du Mali pour lutter contre l'insécurité et le terrorisme" (Press release) (in French). European Commission. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[7] "Cessna 208B first in PH aircraft stable - DND chief". Philippine News Agency. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[8] Dominguez, Gabriel (27 July 2017). "Philippine Air Force receives two Cessna 208B ISR aircraft from US". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[9] SoftPower (25 June 2020). "Rwanda Moves To Increase Air Force Capacity By Acquiring Textron C-208EX Aircraft". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[10] Zephania Ubwani (15 February 2019). "Coastal Aviation To Ply Serengeti, Ruaha Routes". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[11] Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Fleet". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[12] Titus Kakembo (12 April 2016). "Air Serv Extending A Humanitarian Hand To The Region" (PDF). New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[wwee_AMys-13] Tess Riski (15 June 2020). "A Mysterious Plane Circled Over Portland Protests for Hours. The U.S. Marshals Service Won't Say If It's Theirs". Willamette Week. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[opb._Oreg-14] Wilson, Conrad (24 June 2020). "Oregon Lawmakers Demand Answers On Use Of Surveillance Plane During Portland Protest". opb.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[FAA_1789M-15] "FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry". registry.faa.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[16] Trevithick, Joseph (August 3, 2018). "Wait, The New York Police Department Has A Spy Plane For Hunting Dirty Bombs?". The Drive. The New York Police Department had obtained the modified Cessna C208B Grand Caravan, which carries the civil registration number N23FH, though a Preparedness Grant, also known as a “Non-Disaster” grant, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2017.