Cessna 208 / 208B Caravan Family
The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop utility family built for dependable work from short or rough runways and, in amphibious form, from water. Its high wing, large cabin, cargo options, and straightforward operation support commuter airlines, freight, charter, business travel, medical and humanitarian missions, skydiving, and remote-community access. More than 3,000 Caravans have entered service across 100 countries.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Cessna CaravanCaravan 208Cessna 208ACessna 208BGrand CaravanGrand Caravan EXSuper CargomasterCargomaster
- Family Name
- Cessna 208 Caravan
- Full Name
- Cessna 208 / 208B Caravan Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoutilitygeneral_aviationbusinessair_ambulance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop utility family built for dependable work from short or rough runways and, in amphibious form, from water. Its high wing, large cabin, cargo options, and straightforward operation support commuter airlines, freight, charter, business travel, medical and humanitarian missions, skydiving, and remote-community access. More than 3,000 Caravans have entered service across 100 countries.
- First Flight Year
- 1,982
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Caravan PT6A option set
- Notes
- Textron's Caravan documentation identifies PT6A-114A for the standard Caravan and PT6A-140 for the Grand Caravan EX. This family-level configuration captures the shared PT6A propulsion relationship while leaving the exact subvariant split for each Caravan subseries unmodeled.
Links
- Official Url
- https://cessna.txtav.com/en/caravan
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:19:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:37:18 UTC