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Boeing 727-100 (727-30) · S9-ROI · Congo Airlines

Boeing 727-100 (727-30) illustration in Congo Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 727-100 (727-30)

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RegistrationSTS9-ROI
OperatorCongo Airlines
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Boeing 727-100 (727-30) built in 1965. Has operated for Lufthansa, Condor and Congo Airlines.

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Old · 61 years · ≈ 152,500 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1965
Country of registrationSanto Tomé y Príncipe
MSN18933
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 727

Figures for the 727-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft
Wingspan32.9 m108 ft
Height10.6 m35 ft
Range4,723 km2,550 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80
Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight95,028 kg209,501 lb
Maximum payload49,351 kg108,800 lbIts 155 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity155 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout
Endurance5 h 33 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,723 km range, from Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

DOHDoha4,588 kmCAICairo2,922 kmISTIstanbul1,837 kmMADMadrid1,420 kmLHRLondon654 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai4,845 km

The type first flew in 1963 (63 years ago) · About 1,832 units built · Production ended in 1984

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Boeing 727 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1965–2003Lufthansa network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
FRAFrankfurt am Main
Main destinations
MUCMunichDUSDüsseldorfEWRNewarkTXLHAMHamburgZRHZurichBRUZaventemVIEViennaLHRLondonCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)STRStuttgart
–2003Condor network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
MUCMunichHAMHamburgACESan BartoloméSXF
Main destinations
FRAFrankfurt am MainDUSDüsseldorfSTRStuttgartLEJSchkeuditzPMIPalma de MallorcaFUEEl MatorralAYTAntalyaHAJHannover
2003–2026Congo Airlines airline base
Base
FIHKinshasa

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1965
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Sep 11, 1965
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABIR.
Sep 29, 1965
Transferred to Lufthansa
Transferred to Lufthansa.
Jun 1, 2003
Transferred to Congo Airlines
Transferred to Congo Airlines.

Operators

1965-09-11
The Boeing Company
Registration D-ABIR
1965-09-29
Lufthansa
Registration D-ABIR
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Condor
Registration D-ABIR · Lessor: Lufthansa
2003-06-01
Congo Airlines
Registration S9-ROI

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 727-100 (727-30) · S9-ROI · Congo Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-18933 (Accessed: 21 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-100 (727-30) · S9-ROI · Congo Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-18933},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-18933}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

Wikipedia

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