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Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2) · 3D-ITC · Interair South Africa

Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2) illustration in Interair South Africa livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2)

B727-21260Written off
RegistrationSZ3D-ITC
OperatorInterair South Africa
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Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2) built in 1976. Operated for Turkish Airlines, Top Air and Interair South Africa.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 70,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
First flight1976
MSN21260
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 Cairo it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi4,403 kmBOMMumbai4,342 kmLOSLagos3,930 kmLHRLondon3,533 kmMADMadrid3,351 km
Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,264 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

2000–2004Air Memphis airline base
Base
CAICairo
–2004Istanbul Airlines airline base
Base
ISL
since 2004Interair South Africa network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
JNBJohannesburgNLANdola

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1976
Built
Assembled by Boeing.
Sep 9, 1976
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as TC-JBM.
Oct 8, 1976
Transferred to Turkish Airlines
Transferred to Turkish Airlines.
Mar 1, 1996
Transferred to Top Air
Transferred to Top Air.
Nov 1, 2000
Transferred to Air Memphis
Transferred to Air Memphis.
Feb 1, 2004
Transferred to Interair South Africa
Transferred to Interair South Africa.
Feb 1, 2004
Re-registered
Changed from ZS-IJS to 3D-ITC (still with Interair South Africa).

Operators

1976-09-09
The Boeing Company
Registration TC-JBM
1976-10-08
Turkish Airlines
Registration TC-JBM
1996-03-01
Top Air
Registration TC-IYC
2000-11-01
Air Memphis
Registration TC-IYC
—
Istanbul Airlines
Registration TC-IYC
2004-02-01
Interair South Africa
Registration ZS-IJS
2004-02-01
Interair South Africa
Registration 3D-ITC

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2) · 3D-ITC · Interair South Africa. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21260 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-200 (727-2F2) · 3D-ITC · Interair South Africa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21260},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21260}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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Wikipedia

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