List of Pilatus PC-12 operators

As of July 2016, 1,400 Pilatus PC-12s have been delivered.^[1] Most are used in the civil market.

Civilian[]

Airline operators[]

Bhutan

Tashi Air

Brazil

Azul Brazilian Airlines

Canada

Chile

Aerocardal

China

Jiangxi Express Airlines^{[citation needed]}

Europe

Air Alsie

Kenya

Amref Health Africa^[3]

New Zealand

Sounds Air

Russia

Dexter Air Taxi

United States

Tanzania

Coastal Aviation

Former airline operators[]

Canada

Other notable civil operators[]

Australia

Royal Flying Doctor Service - operates 31 PC-12s for EMS/medical transport duties.

South Africa

Comair Flight Services (Charter) - operates 11 PC-12s
(Medevac) - operates 5 PC-12s
(Charter) - operates 2 PC-12s
(Charter) - operates 8 PC-12s
(Charter) - operates 1 PC-12 (1 known PC-12)

United States

PlaneSense (Fractional/Charter) - operates 35 PC-12s

Government[]

Argentina

Argentine National Gendarmerie - operates one PC-12^[4]

Australia

Western Australia Police - operates two PC-12s for staff transport, search and rescue and disaster relief.^[5]
Northern Territory Police^[6]

Canada

Ontario Provincial Police - PC-12/45 with a camera mounted under the fuselage
Ornge - operates 10 PC-12 NG for aeromedical transport^[7]
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Switzerland

1 PC-12 NG Federal Office of Civil Aviation^[8]

United States

Customs & Border Protection - Office of Air & Marine (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)^[9]
Phoenix Police Department (Arizona) - PC-12 Spectre^[10]
State Of Wisconsin - PC-12/45^[11]
Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Prevention and Control - 2 PC-12 Spectre for wildland fire and SAR missions.^[12]

Military[]

Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force - operates 18 PC-12NG^[13] variants for special operations use. (Similar to USAF U-28A);^[14] 13 were delivered in March 2015. In addition Sierra Nevada Corporation has provide five SIGINT aircraft by the end of the year.^[15]

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force - operates one PC-12 for VIP transport.^[16]

Finland

A Finnish PC-12NG in flight

Finnish Air Force - operates six PC-12NG aircraft as liaison aircraft.^[17]

Ireland

Irish Air Corps - Currently operates four aircraft, one PC-12NG aircraft in a utility transport role, and three PC-12M SPECTRE aircraft were delivered in September 2020 for reconnaissance and transport purposes.^[18]^[19]

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force - operates 5 PC-12^[13]

South Africa

South African Air Force - operates one PC-12 with 41 Squadron for VIP transport.^[20]

Switzerland

Swiss Air Force - operates one PC-12 for research flights and VIP transport.^[21]

United States

United States Air Force - operates 35^[13] PC-12 (designated U-28A), for special operations (Air Force Special Operations Command).^[22]
United States Navy - operates 1 PC-12NG^[13]

Former operators[]

USAF 318th Special Operations Squadron 1st Special Operations Group

References[]

^ "Pilatus Delivers 1400th PC-12 and Achieves Major Flight Time Milestone" (Press release). Pilatus. 5 July 2016.
^ http://www.harbourair.com/the-experience/fleet/
^ "Aircraft Fleet". AMREF Flying Doctors. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ "Airscene: Military Affairs". Air International, May 2000, Vol. 58, No. 5. p. 261.
^ "Western Australia Police Air Wing." police.wa.gov.au. Retrieved: 9 February 2017.
^ "Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority Aircraft Register." casa.gov.au. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
^ "Ornge Adds New High Performance Medically Equipped Aircraft to Fleet" (Press release). Ornge. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Aviation.ca.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Pilatus PC-12 Fact Sheet cbp.gov. Retrieved: 2 July 2017.
^ "Despite recession, Phoenix police have new $4 mil plane ." azcentral.com. Retrieved: 8 August 2014.
^ "FAA Registry N395W." FAA. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
^ "Colorado Unveils New Multi Mission Wildfire Fighting Aircraft" Denver Post
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. Archived from the original on December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
^ "Afghan SpecOps gets PC-12NG Transport Planes." defenseindustrydaily.com, 12 October 2012,
^ Jennings, Gareth (18 March 2015). "Afghan special forces to receive PC-12 SIGINT aircraft". janes.com. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Bulgarian military aviation OrBat." Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
^ "Pilatus PC-12 NG for Finnish Air Force" (Press release). Pilatus Aircraft. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
^ Brady, Tom (25 December 2017). "Air Corps to spend €32m on new aircraft to act as 'an eye in the sky'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ Jennings, Gareth (19 December 2017). "Irish Air Corps signs for three PC-12s". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "South African military aviation OrBat." Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
^ "Swiss military aviation OrBat." milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.
^ "U-28A" af.mil Retrieved: 2 July 2017.

[1400th-1] "Pilatus Delivers 1400th PC-12 and Achieves Major Flight Time Milestone" (Press release). Pilatus. 5 July 2016.

[2] ttp://www.harbourair.com/the-experience/fleet/

[3] "Aircraft Fleet". AMREF Flying Doctors. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[4] "Airscene: Military Affairs". Air International, May 2000, Vol. 58, No. 5. p. 261.

[5] "Western Australia Police Air Wing." police.wa.gov.au. Retrieved: 9 February 2017.

[6] "Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority Aircraft Register." casa.gov.au. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.

[Ornge7Oct2008PressRelease-7] "Ornge Adds New High Performance Medically Equipped Aircraft to Fleet" (Press release). Ornge. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Aviation.ca.

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] Pilatus PC-12 Fact Sheet cbp.gov. Retrieved: 2 July 2017.

[10] "Despite recession, Phoenix police have new $4 mil plane ." azcentral.com. Retrieved: 8 August 2014.

[11] "FAA Registry N395W." FAA. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.

[12] "Colorado Unveils New Multi Mission Wildfire Fighting Aircraft" Denver Post

[World_Air_Forces_2019-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. Archived from the original on December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

[14] "Afghan SpecOps gets PC-12NG Transport Planes." defenseindustrydaily.com, 12 October 2012,

[15] Jennings, Gareth (18 March 2015). "Afghan special forces to receive PC-12 SIGINT aircraft". janes.com. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[16] "Bulgarian military aviation OrBat." Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.

[Pilatus7May2009PressRelease-17] "Pilatus PC-12 NG for Finnish Air Force" (Press release). Pilatus Aircraft. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.

[18] Brady, Tom (25 December 2017). "Air Corps to spend €32m on new aircraft to act as 'an eye in the sky'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[19] Jennings, Gareth (19 December 2017). "Irish Air Corps signs for three PC-12s". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[20] "South African military aviation OrBat." Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.

[21] "Swiss military aviation OrBat." milaviapress.com. Retrieved: 1 August 2011.

[22] "U-28A" af.mil Retrieved: 2 July 2017.

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