List of Dornier 228 operators
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In July 2017, 63 Dornier 228 were in airline service.[1] Other operators include law enforcement, paramilitary operators and military operators.
Civilian operators



- Aerocardal (3)
- Air Marshall Islands (2)
- Air West Coast (2)
- Alkan Air (2)
- Alliance Air (2)
- Arcus Air (2)
- Bighorn Airways (3)
- CorpFlite (1)
- Daily Air (4)
- Divi Divi Air (1)
- Dornier Aviation Nigeria (9)
- GAM Aviation (3)
- German Aerospace Center (2)
- Gorkha Airlines (2)
- Inter Island Airways (1)
- Island Aviation (3)
- Jagson Airlines (2)
- Lufttransport (2)
- National Cartographic Center of Iran (3)[2]
- New Central Airservice (3)
- Sevenair (4)
- Sita Air (4)
- Summit Air (5)
- MAYAir (2)
Dornier 228-200NG/212NG:
- Lufttransport (2)
- New Central Airservice (6)
- Alliance Air (India) (1) + 1 on order
Police, law enforcement, paramilitary operations

- Indian Coast Guard – 41 Dornier 228-101 maritime surveillance aircraft.[4][5] 8 on order.[6]
- National Cartographic Center of Iran – 2 Dornier Do-228-212 used for aerial survey
- Royal Oman Police Air Wing
- Mauritius Coast Guard - 3 Dornier Do-228-212 in service.
- Marine Fisheries Agency
- Ministry of Defence (Wet Lease from Summit Air)
Military operators



- Bangladesh Navy – 4 Dornier 228NG MPA.[7][8]
- Marineflieger – 2 Dornier 228NG (MPA, Recce)[7]
- Guyana Defence Force - 2 ordered from HAL.[9] Delivered on 1st April 2024.[10] Commissioned on 18 November 2024.[11]
- Indian Air Force – operates 61 Dornier 228-201,[12] 6 on order.[13][14]
- Indian Navy – operates 29 Dornier 228-201,[12] Includes 4 upgraded variants, 8 more on order.[15][needs update] Rest being upgraded.[16]
- DRDO – 1 Dornier 228 “Nabhratna” used as a flying test bed by LRDE[17]
- Niger Air Force – one delivered in 1986[20]
- Seychelles Air Force – 2, gifted by India
- Sri Lanka Air Force – 1, +1 on order from HAL[21]
- Royal Thai Navy – 7 MPA, locally designated B.LW.1 (Thai: บ.ลว.๑).[7][22]
- Venezuelan Air Force – 3 + 7 orders[7]
Former military operators
- Royal Bhutan Army (Bhutan Army Air Wing)[24][25]