Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago

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For the past two summers, Conair Aerial Firefighting of British Columbia has sent their Dash 8-400 Air Tanker to Calgary's Springbank Airport.

Springbank Airport is the main general aviation airport for the Calgary area, and the main runway is 5000 feet long. The Dash 8-400 is both the longest, and the heaviest airplane to fly here on a regular basis, if not ever.

There's been an air tanker base here since 2007, and prior to the Dash 8s, Conair flew their Convair 580s in here until they were retired in 2022.

Although Dash 8s are very common in this part of the world, at a smaller airport where 95% of the traffic is Cessna 172s, the Dash 8-400 is an impressive sight.

With fire season having mostly wrapped up around here, I filmed a couple of the Dash 8-400's visits to Springbank over the last few months and with some great close up views too. Enjoy the video!

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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Conair Aerial Firefighting (FGD)
Aircraft: De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DH8D)
Flight Number: FGD548
Livery: Standard
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
Registration: C-FFZX
Route: Various
Callsign: FIREGUARD 548
Runway used: 35 or 17
Date filmed: Various over Summer 2025

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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: youtu.be/bCTTwQ_269c

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