Aircraft type · verified register

Canadair CL-415

CL2TICAO type designator

The Canadair CL-415 and the De Havilland Canadair DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and De Havilland Canada. The CL-415 is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting, although it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and utility transport.

Capabilities vary with variant, equipment, load, crew and operating authority. This page does not publish unverified generic performance figures.

This photograph illustrates the aircraft type. It does not necessarily show one of the listed airframes.

Maarten Visser · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aircraft: 56
Countries: 6
Operators: 7
Mission categories: 1

Roles represented in Fire Maps

Amphibious bombers

56 · Aircraft

Verified aircraft of this type

This list describes the Fire Maps catalog, not every aircraft of this type worldwide.

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Type description and illustration

Verified fleet · 2026-08-16

Canadair CL-415 CC BY-SA 4.0

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