Saab 340 (SF34)
The Saab 340 is a twin-engined turboprop aircraft built by Saab. It seats about 34 passengers, flies up to 1,732 km and spans 22.7 m. Skydex spotters have caught 17 different airframes of the Saab 340 so far, by 3 pilots.
Heard by the network
111 different airframes of the Saab 340 picked up by 10 Skydex receivers (near Sydney, near Melbourne), 2,792 sightings since 25 Aug 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.
- North Ryde — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @churchi — 38 airframes, 824 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- djbrookau — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @j-s — 29 airframes, 250 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- Greystanes — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 26 airframes, 312 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- Enmore — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Sydney · run by @kfp-187 — 24 airframes, 296 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- DarlingHeightsQLD — 🇦🇺 Australia · Queensland · run by @malachi — 20 airframes, 407 sightings, last 2026-11-11
- Braunschweig, Gartenstadt — 🇩🇪 Germany · Lower Saxony · run by @thatred — 15 airframes, 81 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Fips — 🇩🇪 Germany · Baden-Württemberg · run by @fips — 14 airframes, 217 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Skydex #1 - Hamburg — 🇩🇪 Germany · near Hamburg · run by @ess — 13 airframes, 65 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- ymml-mickleham — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @stephen-c — 12 airframes, 43 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- 1337hium — 🇨🇭 Switzerland · near Solothurn · run by @michael-ruedi — 11 airframes, 108 sightings, last 2026-11-10
Operators
- 🇳🇬 Arax Airlines (RXA) — 32 airframes
- 🇺🇸 Western Air Freight (CSQ) — 6 airframes
- 🇸🇰 Air East (AEG) — 5 airframes
- 🇵🇱 SprintAir (SRN) — 5 airframes
- 🇦🇺 Virgin Blue Airlines (VOZ) — 5 airframes
- NYX (NYX) — 4 airframes
- 🇺🇸 Air Resorts (ARZ) — 3 airframes
- 🇺🇸 Castle Aviation (CSJ) — 3 airframes
- 🇨🇦 Pascan Aviation (PSC) — 2 airframes
- 🇱🇻 RAF-Avia (MTL) — 2 airframes
- 🇱🇻 Air Baltic (BTI) — 1 airframe
- 🇷🇼 Air Rwanda (SAR) — 1 airframe
- 🇨🇦 Alta Flights (Charters) Inc (ALZ) — 1 airframe
- 🇺🇸 Ameriflight, LLC (AMF) — 1 airframe
- 🇬🇧 Cranfield Institute Of Technology (CFD) — 1 airframe
- 🇺🇸 Royal Australian Air Force (ASY) — 1 airframe
- Trade Air Ltd. (TDR) — 1 airframe
- 🇹🇿 Tropical Air (TAF) — 1 airframe
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 3 military (not named), 15 private (not named), 20 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- SF34
- Manufacturer
- Saab
- Engines
- 2 × turboprop
- Typical seats
- 34
- Range
- 1,732 km
- Wingspan
- 22.7 m
- Length
- 19.7 m
- Card rarity
- common
Spotted airframes
- VH-ZLH · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZRM · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZLS · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZJS · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-VEF · Saab 340 · Virgin Blue Airlines
- VH-VEZ · Saab 340 · Virgin Blue Airlines
- VH-ZRI · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZRK · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-VEA · Saab 340 · Virgin Blue Airlines
- VH-ZLV · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZRZ · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZRC · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZLF · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-ZXQ · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines
- VH-VER · Saab 340 · Virgin Blue Airlines
- VH-VEB · Saab 340 · Virgin Blue Airlines
- VH-RXE · Saab 340 · Arax Airlines