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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200)

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RegistrationARLV-WEL

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

SUOperatorSudamericana de Aviacion

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200) built in 1965. Has operated for Balair, NLM City Hopper, KLM Cityhopper and Sudamericana de Aviacion.

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Old · 61 years

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1965

Country of registrationArgentina

MSN10276

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Argentina (Argentina) · Oct 9, 2026

The model · Fokker F27 Friendship

Figures for the F27-500 variant, the most representative of the family

Length25.1 m82 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height8.5 m28 ft

Range1,926 km1,040 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed460 km/h248 ktMach 0.43

Service ceiling8,990 m29,495 ftIt flies above Everest (1.0 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight20,410 kg44,996 lb

Maximum payload9,206 kg20,296 lbIts 52 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity52 passengersUp to 56 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 11 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1955 (71 years ago) · About 786 units built · Production ended in 1987

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Aircraft chronology

1965

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jun 3, 1965

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FGT.

Jun 11, 1965

Transferred to Balair

Transferred to Balair.

Mar 1, 1972

Transferred to NLM City Hopper

Transferred to NLM City Hopper.

Aug 1, 1990

Transferred to KLM Cityhopper

Transferred to KLM Cityhopper.

Dec 16, 1993

Transferred to Sudamericana de Aviacion

Transferred to Sudamericana de Aviacion.

Operators

1965-06-03

Fokker

Registration PH-FGT

1965-06-11

Balair

Registration HB-AAV

1972-03-01

NLM City Hopper

Registration PH-KFD

1990-08-01

KLM Cityhopper

Registration PH-KFD

1993-12-16

Sudamericana de Aviacion

Registration LV-WEL

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Vuelopedia (2026) Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200) · LV-WEL · Sudamericana de Aviacion. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10276 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

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  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 200) · LV-WEL · Sudamericana de Aviacion}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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