HINTERLAND AVIATION PTY. LTD.· ICAO24 7c3f3d· last seen 13d ago

VH-MRZ is a Cessna 208 Caravan 1, a single-engine turboprop operated by HINTERLAND AVIATION PTY. LTD.. SkyMeter has tracked 1,714 flights totalling 1,758 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 43 callsigns. The most frequent segment is YPAM to YBTL. Service window in our records spans 384 days. Of those flights, 282 (16.5%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Cessna 208 Caravan 1 has a 52 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 9,062 lb.

About the Cessna 208 Caravan 1

The Cessna 208 Caravan is the workhorse single-engine turboprop that redefined utility aviation when it entered service in 1985. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine driving a constant-speed propeller, the Caravan combines the ruggedness of a bush plane with the reliability of turbine power, making it the go-to aircraft for cargo feeders, skydiving operations, remote passenger service, and humanitarian missions worldwide. Its high-wing design, fixed tricycle gear, and large cargo door allow it to operate from unimproved strips while carrying up to 3,500 pounds of payload or fourteen passengers, and the type has proven so versatile that it remains in production nearly four decades after its debut.

FedEx alone operates hundreds of Caravans on overnight package routes, and the type is equally at home on floats in the Canadian wilderness, on skis in Antarctica, or hauling supplies to island communities across the Pacific. The Caravan's PT6A engine delivers exceptional fuel efficiency and hot-and-high performance, with a service ceiling of 25,000 feet and a range exceeding 1,000 nautical miles, while its docile handling and single-pilot certification make it accessible to operators who need turbine capability without the complexity of twins. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,714
all time
FLOWN HOURS
1,758
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
10
unique
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CALLSIGNS
43
20 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
06/06/2025 → 06/26/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
16.5%
282 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
274
268
77
43
12
7
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6

Aircraft specifications

Cessna 208 Caravan 1

Engines
Single Turboprop
Vref (approach)
79 kt
Vmo
175 kt
MTOW
9,062 lb
Wingspan
52 ft
Length
38 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of VH-MRZ

50
06/02/2026
16m
△ Unstable approach
06/01/2026
1h 2m
△ Unstable approach
05/31/2026
17m
△ Unstable approach
05/29/2026
16m
△ Unstable approach
04/30/2026
3m
△ Unstable approach
04/30/2026
38m
△ Unstable approach
04/29/2026
17m
△ Unstable approach
04/29/2026
25m
△ Unstable approach
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