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Regional airlines rely on de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft across diverse routes

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Regional airlines rely on de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft across diverse routes
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Jake Hardiman Senior Editor | Simple Flying

Winair uses four Twin Otters to connect Sint Maarten to various Caribbean destinations. Air Seychelles flies to Seychelles' surrounding islands with five Twin Otters. Malaysia Airlines has six Twin Otters for flights within Malaysia's Sarawak region. For nearly 60 years, the Canadian-built de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter has been a lifeline for many isolated communities and the workhorse of many small regional airlines. Using recent data from the aviation analytics website Cirium, we have compiled a list of airlines that currently operate the Twin Otter and where they fly.

Winair

Short for Windward Islands Airways International NV, Winair is a government-owned Dutch regional airline based on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten. According to the aviation data and statistics website ch-aviation, Winair has four DHC-6-300 Twin Otters that it uses to fly to the following destinations from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten:

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Curaçao International Airport (CUR)

Bonaire Flamingo International Airport (BON)

Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba

V.C. Bird International Airport (ANU) in Antigua

Gustaf III Airport (SBH) in St. Barts

Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) in Dominica

Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)

Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Air Seychelles

Air Seychelles is the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles based at Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) on the island of Mahé. According to ch-aviation, Air Seychelles has five DHC-6-400 Twin Otters in its fleet. Air Seychelles uses its STOL planes to fly from Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) to:

Praslin Island Airport (PRI)

Bird Island Airport (BDI)

Denis Island Airport (DEI)

D'Arros Island Airport (FSDA)

Frégate Island Airport (FRK)

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is Malaysia's national flag carrier, headquartered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). According to ch-aviation, Malaysia Airlines has six DHC-6-400 Twin Otters in its fleet of 92 aircraft. The airline uses its Twin Otters for domestic flights on Sarawak island in Malaysia:

Marudi Airport (MUR) to Bario Airport (BBN)

Miri Airport (MYY) to Marudi Airport (MUR)

Long LellangAirport(LGL)t MiriAirport(MYY)

MarudiAirport(MUR)t LongLellangAirport(LGL)

Divi Divi Air

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