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Turboprop regional airliner
Saab 340 is a turboprop regional airliner originating in Sweden United States. It was built by Saab AB Fairchild Aircraft. Reported operators include Rex Airlines.
Sweden United StatesTurboprop regional airliner
Sweden United States
Saab AB Fairchild Aircraft
In service
Rex Airlines
459
1983–1999
1984
25 January 1983
Saab 340 AEW&C
Saab 2000
2 pilots
34 passengers, Maximum payload : 7500 lb / 3400 kg
19.73 m (64 ft 9 in)
21.44 m (70 ft 4 in)
6.97 m (22 ft 10 in)
41.81 m 2 (450.0 sq ft)
root: NASA MS(1)-0316 ; tip: NASA MS(1)-0312
8,618 kg (19,000 lb) average operational empty weight
13,154 kg (29,000 lb) , increased to 30,000 pounds for 340B models by SAAB Service Bulletin (SB) 340-51-033 with Modification Number 3655
5690 lb / 2580 kg
2 × General Electric CT7 -9B turboprop engines, 1,390 kW (1,870 shp) each for take-off (ISA, APR)
4-bladed Hamilton Standard 14RF19 (or Dowty Rotol ), 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) diameter four-blade constant speed, fully-feathering reversible propellers
524 km/h (326 mph, 283 kn)
1,350 km (840 mi, 730 nmi) long range cruise with 34 passengers and baggage
7,620 m (25,000 ft)
10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)
0.94 kg/km (3.3 lb/mi)
4220 ft / 1285 m
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 19.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 19.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Saab 340 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaAir Operations Command exact named equipment holdings: Saab 340 (jointly operated with LADE). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force holdings of the exact named Saab 340 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
JapanCoast Guard exact named equipment holdings: Saab 340B. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SwedenReported count for Saab 340. Service scope: Swedish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 1 / quantity: 1. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
ThailandDated directory active-fleet estimate for Saab 340, grouped under Saab 340. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
UkraineReported count for Saab 340 · S100B. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 2. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Saab 340. Service scope: Japan Coast Guard vessels and aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Saab 340 (OS-100A/Tp-100C). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.