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Boeing 727-200 (727-2J7)

B727-20706Scrapped

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

EMOperatorEmpresa de Transporte Aereo del Peru

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Boeing 727-200 (727-2J7) built in 1973. Operated for PSA, Sterling Airways and Empresa de Transporte Aereo del Peru. Scrapped.

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Old · 27 years · ≈ 67,500 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1973

Country of registrationPerú

MSN20706

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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 London it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo3,499 km ISTIstanbul2,460 km MADMadrid1,213 km FRAFrankfurt am Main629 km AMSAmsterdam364 km

Beyond its rangeLOSLagos4,967 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1990–2000Laker Airways airline base

Base

LGWLondon

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1973

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Jun 4, 1973

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N552PS.

Jun 14, 1973

Transferred to PSA

Transferred to PSA.

Jul 1, 1975

Transferred to Sterling Airways

Transferred to Sterling Airways.

Jun 1, 1976

Transferred to Mexicana

Transferred to Mexicana.

Dec 28, 1990

Transferred to Laker Airways

Transferred to Laker Airways.

Apr 1, 2000

Transferred to Aerolineas Internacionales

Transferred to Aerolineas Internacionales.

Dec 6, 2000

Transferred to Empresa de Transporte Aereo del Peru

Transferred to Empresa de Transporte Aereo del Peru.

Operators

1973-06-04

The Boeing Company

Registration N552PS

1973-06-14

PSA

Registration N552PS

1975-07-01

Sterling Airways

Registration OY-SBA

1976-06-01

Mexicana

Registration N552NA

1990-12-28

Laker Airways

Registration N552NA · Lessor: Bahamas

2000-04-01

Aerolineas Internacionales

Registration XA-TRB

2000-12-06

Empresa de Transporte Aereo del Peru

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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