List of Dornier 228 operators explained

In July 2017, 63 Dornier 228 were in airline service.^[1] Other operators include law enforcement, paramilitary operators and military operators.

Civilian operators

• Aerocardal (3)
• Agni Air (2) leased to Simrik Airlines
• Air Caraïbes (3)
• Air Marshall Islands (2)
• Air West Coast (2)
• Alkan Air (2)
• Alliance Air (2)
• APSA Colombia (1)
• Arcus Air (2)
• Bighorn Airways (3)
• Daily Air (4)
• Divi Divi Air (1)
• Dornier Aviation Nigeria (9)
• GAM Aviation (3)
• German Aerospace Center (2)
• Gorkha Airlines (2)
• Inter Island Airways (1)
• Island Aviation (3)
• Jagson Airlines (2)
• Lufttransport (2)
• National Cartographic Center of Iran (3)^[2]
• New Central Airservice (3)
• Sevenair (4)
• Simrik Airlines (2) owned by Agni Air
• Sita Air (4)
• Summit Air (5)
• Vision Airlines (1)
• MAYAir (2)

Dornier 228-200NG/212NG:

• Aurigny (2)
• Lufttransport (1)
• New Central Airservice (3)
• Susi Air (3) On order

Police, law enforcement, paramilitary operations

Finland

• Finnish Border Guard^[3]

• Indian Coast Guard – 38 Dornier 228-101 maritime surveillance aircraft

• National Cartographic Center of Iran – 2 Dornier Do-228-212 used for aerial survey

Netherlands

• Netherlands Coastguard (2)

Oman

• Royal Oman Police Air Wing

Mauritius

• Mauritius Coast Guard - 3 Dornier Do-228-212 in service.

• Marine Fisheries Agency
• Ministry of Defence (Wet Lease from Summit Air)

Military operators

• National Air Force of Angola

• Bangladesh Navy – 4 Dornier 228NG MPA.^[4]

Germany

• German Navy – 2 Dornier 228NG (MPA, Recce)

• Guyana Defence Force - 2 ordered from HAL.^[5] Delivered on 1st April 2024.^[6]

India

• Indian Air Force – operates 53 Dornier 228-201.^[7]
• Indian Navy – operates 26 Dornier 228-201 and have 12 on order.^{[7] [8]}
• Indian Coast Guard - operates 36 Dornier 228-201.
• DRDO – 1 Dornier 228 “Nabhratna” used as a flying test bed by LRDE^[9]

• Italian Army Aviation - 3^{[10] [11]}

Malawi

• Military of Malawi – 3^[7]

Maldives

• Maldives National Defence Force

Niger

• Niger Air Force – one delivered in 1986^[12]

Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force – 1^[7]

Seychelles

• Seychelles Air Force – 2, gifted by India

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Air Force – 1, +1 on order from HAL^[13]

Thailand

• Royal Thai Navy – 7 MPA^[7]

• Venezuelan Air Force – 3 + 7 orders^[7]

Former military operators

Cape Verde

• Coast Guard of Cape Verde^[14]

Bhutan

• Royal Bhutan Army (Bhutan Army Air Wing)^{[15] [16]}

Germany

• German Air Force

Notes and References

1. News: World airliner census . Flightglobal . 14 Aug 2017.
2. Web site: National Cartographic Center of Iran. 4 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427023430/http://ncc.org.ir/HomePage.aspx?TabID=1&Site=NCCPortal&Lang=en-US. 27 April 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Etusivu – Rajavartiolaitos. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084607/http://www.raja.fi/rvl/home.nsf/pages/F8B5A9C8E896F3D1C2257360002350B8?opendocument. 24 September 2015. dead.
4. News: Bangladesh Navy's new Dornier 228 multirole aircraft will feature Leonardo AESA radars . 12 September 2017 . Naval Today.
5. Web site: Guyana signs LoC with India to purchase aircraft for its military . 2024-03-18 . The Economic Times.
6. News: HAL delivers two Dornier 228 planes to Guyana Defence Force: President Ali . 2024-04-02 . Times of India.
7. News: World air forces . Flight International . 2017.
8. News: HAL to supply 12 Dornier 228 MSAs to Indian Navy . Flight Global . 28 October 2014.
9. News: HAL hands over Dornier 228 flying test bed to DRDO . Flight Global . 5 May 2014.
10. Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, 13–19 December 2011. ISSN 0015-3710. pp. 26–52. p. 41.
11. Web site: Dornier 228 - Esercito Italiano. 2021-01-14. www.esercito.difesa.it.
12. Web site: Delalande . Arnaud . Niger's desert warriors . Key Aero . 15 March 2018.
13. Web site: Sri Lanka ceremoniously welcomes Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft from India. 2022-08-15. adaderana.lk.
14. Airscene: Military Affairs: Cape Verde Islands. Air International. April 2000. 58. 4. 196. 0306-5634.
15. Web site: Media Witty News – Politics. 26 December 2014.
16. Web site: Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's – IHS. 26 December 2014.