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Boeing 727-200 (727-256)

B727-20598Unknown

RegistrationIQYI-AOZ

OperatorIraqi Airways

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Boeing 727-200 (727-256) built in 1972. Has operated for Iberia and Iraqi Airways.

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Old · 54 years · ≈ 135,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1972

Country of registrationIrak

MSN20598

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 Barcelona it could fly non-stop as far as:

LOSLagos3,863 km CAICairo2,906 km ISTIstanbul2,218 km AMSAmsterdam1,241 km LHRLondon1,148 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha4,862 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1973–2003Iberia network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BCNBarcelona

Main destinations

MADMadrid AGPMálaga ORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)LHRLondon BIOBilbao PMIPalma de Mallorca ALCAlicante BRUZaventem SVQSeville FCORome FLRFirenze (FI)

2003–2026Iraqi Airways airline base

Base

RIXRiga

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1972

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Nov 21, 1972

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1788B.

Apr 3, 1973

Transferred to Iberia

Transferred to Iberia.

Nov 1, 1995

Re-registered

Changed from EC-CBD to EC-GCI (still with Iberia).

Jan 1, 2003

Transferred to Iraqi Airways

Transferred to Iraqi Airways.

Operators

1972-11-21

The Boeing Company

Registration N1788B

1973-04-03

Iberia

Registration EC-CBD

1995-11-01

Iberia

Registration EC-GCI

2003-01-01

Iraqi Airways

Registration YI-AOZ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-200 (727-256) · YI-AOZ · Iraqi Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20598},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20598}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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