1980
Year
C-GKFN — 1980 Dassault Alpha Jet
C-GKFN is a 1980 Dassault Alpha Jet (2 engines) based in Bagotville, Quebec, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 109).
Jet
Category
Quebec
Based
13
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1980 · 46 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Turbo Jet
Engines2
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.6,900 kg · 15,212 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Bagotville, Quebec
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Dorval
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.109
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.dassault_breguet Dornier
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.France
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C05FA0
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR 507.03 Special Certificate of Airworthiness - Limited
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.3 March 2020
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.14 February 2020
Where C-GKFN is, and how to track it
C-GKFN transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C05FA0. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GKFN?
The Dassault Alpha Jet is rare in Canada — there are 13 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one.
- All 13 are in Quebec.
- Median year built for the type: 1981 — C-GKFN is older than half of them.
- One of 82 Dassault aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 1,449 aircraft in Canada's jet category, 463 of them in Quebec.
- 22 aircraft are based in Bagotville — see every one →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 6 reports on file mentioning C-GKFN (1998–2002). One records damage. The other 5 are filed with no damage recorded — that category covers bird strikes, air-traffic events and equipment reports, which are logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Apr 25, 2002
Incident — climb phase
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. 2 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Dassault Alpha Jet in Canada
C-FBIM 1981 · C-FTOK 1981 · C-GLZW 1981 · C-GLZY 1981 · C-GMBU 1981 · C-GTOJ 1981 · all Dassault Alpha Jet →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.