Boeing 727-100C (727-116C) · D2-ERI · Air Gemini

Boeing 727-100C (727-116C) illustration in Air Gemini livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 727-100C (727-116C)

B727-19813Scrapped
RegistrationAOD2-ERI
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (N77AZ), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
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Boeing 727-100C (727-116C) built in 1968. Operated for LAN Airlines, Nepal Airlines and Air Gemini. Scrapped.

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Old · 37 years · ≈ 92,500 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
MSN19813
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N77AZ · Oct 8, 2026

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 Johannesburg it could fly non-stop as far as:

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha6,243 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.

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2005Interair South Africa network of its single-aisle aircraft

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1968
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Jun 13, 1968
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as CC-CFD.
Jul 11, 1968
Transferred to LAN Airlines
Transferred to LAN Airlines.
Sep 1, 1977
Transferred to International Air Leases.
May 14, 1978
Transferred to Nepal Airlines
Transferred to Nepal Airlines.
Jan 10, 1994
Mar 1, 1994
Transferred to AAC Angola Air Charter
Transferred to AAC Angola Air Charter.
May 1, 1997
Transferred to Seagreen Air Transport
Transferred to Seagreen Air Transport.
Dec 1, 1999
Transferred to Interair South Africa
Transferred to Interair South Africa.
Dec 1, 2005
Transferred to Air Gemini
Transferred to Air Gemini.

Operators

1968-06-13
Registration CC-CFD
1968-07-11
Registration CC-CFD
1977-09-01
Registration N70708
1978-05-14
Registration 9N-ABN
1994-01-10
Registration N77AZ
1994-03-01
Registration D2-TJA
1997-05-01
Registration N77AZ
1999-12-01
Registration ZS-IJH
2005-12-01
Registration D2-ERI

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BibTeX

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