De Havilland Dash 8
Unique characteristics
Boarding the aircraft
- Some of our airports and destinations require our guests to walk outside between the airport and the aircraft, and ascend/descend aircraft stairs. Contact WestJet prior to your trip if you require assistance to or from the aircraft.
Inflight entertainment
Our turboprop aircraft are not equipped with an inflight entertainment system.
Guest capacity |
78 seats, 10 Premium, 68 Economy |
Premium seat pitch |
79 cm / 31 in |
Economy seat pitch |
76.2 cm / 30 in |
Lavatories1 |
1 (at front of aircraft) |
Cruise speed |
667 kph / 414 mph / 360 knots |
Engine |
Pratt and Whitney 150A |
Maximum altitude |
7,620 m / 25,000 ft |
Range |
2,519 km / 1,565 mi |
Aircraft length |
32.8 m / 107 ft 9 in |
Tail height |
8.4 m / 27 ft 5 in |
Wingspan |
28.4 m / 93 ft 3 in |
Cargo door dimensions2 |
130 cm / 51 in tall |
1Airline toilets function as usual, sanitary wipes and hand sanitizer is available. 2Please refer to our Package Shipping Guidelines page for more information on size restrictions. |
Seat type |
 Premium seat |
 Economy seat |
 Less desirable |