Top Ten Best Commuter Planes

A top 10 list of the best commercial commuter planes ever built. All aircraft have 40 or less seats, and is based off performance, not comfort.
The Top Ten
1 Antonov AN-28

Rugged, all-terrain, and can land at virtually any airport, and is also now produced by a western aircraft producer. Somewhat spacey too.

-Smaller, can fly virtually anywhere

2 DHC-6 Twin Otter

Like the an-28 pretty rugged but cannot land on everything.

3 Dornier 228
4 Shorts 330

Cheap for airlines, good short field performance, somewhat quiet.

5 DC-3

Well known, reliable, and still somewhat common today

6 AN-26

Popular with Russians... Easy to fly, good performance

7 B1900D

A higher fuselage, winglets, and one hot rod look

8 Saab 340

Larger, good speed and range

9 CASA 212

Good for third world countries, excellent air force model, easy to fly

10 Let L-410
The Contenders
11 ATR-42

Comfortable, easy to fly, good performance

12 Boeing 747-8

Technically the Boeing Business Jet 747-8 carries less than 40 people, can do 700+ mph, and why would you not commute on it?

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