Surveillance Aircraft Gallery
The table below lists the fixed wing aircraft in the Baltic Sea area capable of oil spill surveillance. In addition, countries also use helicopters for surveillance, which are not listed here.
Denmark | |
![]() | Beech King AIR B200 Speed: 270 kn Endurance: 1530 nm. Surveillance flight hours per year: 2 weekly flights Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR,UV, video, can drop a oil sampling buoy |
Estonia | |
![]() | LET-410 Speed: 135 kn Endurance: 3 h Surveillance flight hours per year: 450 h Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR, IR/UV scanner, videocamera, camera, integrated AIS transponder, SATCOM Voice and data (able to send smaller images via e-mail) Direction finder (able to home radio beacon equipped oil bouys) |
Finland | |
![]() | 2x Dornier 228 Speed: 220 kn Endurance: 5 h Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: 350 h Surveillance equipment: SLAR, FLIR, video camera, camera, surveillance radar 360o, IR/UV/VIS scanner |
Germany | |
![]() | 2x Dornier 228 Speed: 160 kn Endurance: 5 h Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: Approx. 800 h Surveillance equipment: 1) SLAR, IR/UV, FLIR/CALI, video camera, satellite telephonie 2) SLAR, IR/UV, Microwave-Radiometer, FLIR/CALI, video camera |
Latvia | |
![]() | Defender BN2T-4S Speed: – Endurance: – Surveillance flight hours per year: Ad hoc Surveillance equipment: Video, AIS |
Lithuania | |
Missing information | |
Poland | |
![]() | Turbolet L-410 Speed: 150 kn Endurance: 3,5 h Surveillance flight hours per year: 150 h Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR/UV, video camera, camera |
![]() | 2x AN-28 Speed: 150 kn Endurance: 1) 3,5 h 2) 4,5 h Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: 45 h Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR/UV |
![]() | M-20 Mewa Speed: 124 kn Endurance: 5,3 h Surveillance flight hours per year: Ad hoc Surveillance equipment: Video camera, camera |
![]() | M-28 Skytruck Speed: 181 kn Endurance: 5 h Surveillance flight hours per year: Ad hoc Surveillance equipment: Survaillance radar 360 deg., FLIR, IR/UV, video camera, camera |
Russia | |
Missing information | |
Sweden | |
![]() | 3x Dash 8 Q-300 Speed: 200 kn Endurance: 7,5 h (total), 6 h (patrol time) Surveillance flight hours per year per aircraft: Approx. 1000 h Surveillance equipment: SLAR, IR-scanner, UV-scanner, FLIR, FLAR, video, photo, droppable oil spill sampling buoys, satellite telephone for real time transmission of imageries and data |