Chathams Pacific Aircraft Fleet

The Chatham's fleet consists of 5 aircraft with a great multi-national support team.

Convair CV580 One Convair 580 - 50 seats, fast and pressurised for passenger comfort Services Vava'u and Tongatapu and periodically Ha'apai Great freight & passenger aircraft with ample leg room A classic era aircraft - photos of the Convair here
Metroliner One Metroliner - 18 seats, fast and pressurised Services Tongatapu and Vava'u Very comfortable
DC3 - Vintage Aircraft Restored One DC3 - 25 seats, very spacious for passenger comfort and ideal for shorter flights. This vintage aircraft was totally restored and re-entered scheduled services in September 2010. Due to the lower flight altitude the DC3 is particularly well suited to scenic flighting Generally found on the Ha'apai route. DC-3 Gallery and her restoration gallery A little history and the story of our DC3 "Tangaloa"
Queen Air Two Queen Air’s – 8 seats Operates on the lower traffic routes (Niuatoptapu and Niuafo'ou)
Islander One Islander – 8 seats Operates across to 'Eua (one of the world’s shortest Schedule Services at only 7 or 8 minutes in the air) Also used for scenic flying

Convair CV580