Cessna · Turboprop

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

208B Grand Caravan EX · 5Y-PMM

The workhorse of East African aviation — twelve seats, a cargo pod and the short-field performance to use almost any airstrip on your itinerary.

Passengers: 12 seats
Range: 1,980 km
Cruise speed: 340 km/h
Baggage: Up to 590 kg, cargo pod fitted
Crew: 2 crew
Category: Turboprop

Quoted for your routing. Send us your dates, sectors and party size and we will come back with a written quotation covering positioning, crew duty, landing and handling fees.

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About the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

If one aircraft defines charter flying in this region, it is the Grand Caravan. A single PT6 turboprop, a rugged fixed undercarriage and genuine short, unpaved field performance make it the default choice for safari circuits, field logistics and mixed passenger–freight work.

The cabin seats up to twelve in a club or forward-facing layout, and the underbelly cargo pod carries the soft bags, camera cases and equipment that a safari or field deployment actually generates. Large windows on both sides make it as good a platform for looking at the ground as it is for reaching it.

Best suited to

Safari circuits into Mara, Serengeti, Amboseli and Samburu airstrips
Group charters of eight to twelve passengers with substantial baggage
Remote field logistics and mixed passenger–freight sectors
Coastal and island runs where strip length is limited

Operating notes

Payload is limited by strip length, elevation and temperature rather than by cabin volume. On hot, high or short strips we will plan a reduced load or a second sector — and we will tell you that before you book, not on the apron.