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Boeing 727-200 (727-256) · 5N-IMM · Albarka Airlines

Boeing 727-200 (727-256) illustration in Albarka Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 727-200 (727-256)

B727-20603Scrapped
RegistrationNG5N-IMM
OperatorAlbarka Airlines
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Boeing 727-200 (727-256) built in 1972. Operated for Iberia and Albarka Airlines. Scrapped.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 72,500 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1972
Country of registrationNigeria
MSN20603
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 kmCAICairo2,906 kmISTIstanbul2,218 kmAMSAmsterdam1,241 kmLHRLondon1,148 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.

The full story of the Boeing 727 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1973–2001Iberia network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
BCNBarcelona
Main destinations
MADMadridAGPMálagaORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)LHRLondonBIOBilbaoPMIPalma de MallorcaALCAlicanteBRUZaventemSVQSevilleFCORomeFLRFirenze (FI)

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1972
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Dec 21, 1972
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1788B.
Feb 2, 1973
Transferred to Iberia
Transferred to Iberia.
Nov 1, 1995
Re-registered
Changed from EC-CBI to EC-GCK (still with Iberia).
Nov 1, 2001
Transferred to Albarka Airlines
Transferred to Albarka Airlines.

Operators

1972-12-21
The Boeing Company
Registration N1788B
1973-02-02
Iberia
Registration EC-CBI
1995-11-01
Iberia
Registration EC-GCK
2001-11-01
Albarka Airlines
Registration 5N-IMM

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 727-200 (727-256) · 5N-IMM · Albarka Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20603 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-200 (727-256) · 5N-IMM · Albarka Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20603},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20603}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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