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Boeing 727-200F (727-243)

B727-21663Scrapped

RegistrationCAC-GXKF

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

KEOperatorKelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

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Boeing 727-200F (727-243) built in 1978. Operated for Alitalia, PEOPLExpress and Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter. Scrapped.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 65,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1978

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN21663

Hex / ICAO 24-bitC0826E

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N17410 · 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 Cairo it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi4,403 km BOMMumbai4,342 km LOSLagos3,930 km LHRLondon3,533 km MADMadrid3,351 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,264 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1999–2004Express One network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

CAICairo

Main destinations

HBEAlexandria ELQQassim JEDJeddah KWIKuwait City TIFTaif TUUTabuk YNBYanbu

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1978

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Jan 18, 1978

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as I-DIRG.

Feb 1, 1979

Transferred to Alitalia

Transferred to Alitalia.

Jul 1, 1984

Transferred to PEOPLExpress

Transferred to PEOPLExpress.

Feb 1, 1987

Transferred to Continental Air Lines

Transferred to Continental Air Lines.

Feb 1, 1994

Re-registered

Changed from N580PE to N17410 (still with Continental Air Lines).

Sep 1, 1999

Transferred to Express One

Transferred to Express One.

Aug 4, 2004

Transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

Transferred to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter.

Operators

1978-01-18

The Boeing Company

Registration I-DIRG

1979-02-01

Alitalia

Registration I-DIRG

1984-07-01

PEOPLExpress

Registration N580PE

1987-02-01

Continental Air Lines

Registration N580PE

1994-02-01

Continental Air Lines

Registration N17410

1999-09-01

Express One

Registration N17410

2004-08-04

Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter

Registration C-GXKF · Lessor: Purolator

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