Overview
The Grand Caravan EX is the stretched Caravan with an 867 hp engine, the standard utility turboprop for cargo feeder, skydiving, island and bush flying. It is the most common turboprop in the U.S. charter fleet.
Key points
- Garmin G1000 NXi
- Optional cargo pod and floats
- Unpressurized, fixed-gear simplicity
Mission fit
Single-engine turboprop class- Owner-flown and small-operator missions where fuel burn drives the decision
- Access to short and rough strips that jets cannot use
- Cargo, medevac and passenger flexibility from one airframe
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Grand Caravan / Grand Caravan EX479aircraft on Part 135 certificates
57charter operators
Most based in TN (205), AK (96), FL (31), TX (26), CA (17).
Operators include Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd., Empire Airlines, Inc., Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., QAVVIK AIR, LLC, BERING AIR INC, WRIGHT AIR SERVICE INC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators · Full fleet registry.
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