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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500)

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) built in 1968. Has operated for Air France - Aviation Postale, MiniLiner and Astral Aviation.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1968

Country of registrationKenia

MSN10378

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1968

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Nov 14, 1968

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FNA.

Nov 22, 1968

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale.

Mar 12, 2001

Transferred to MiniLiner

Transferred to MiniLiner.

Jun 1, 2016

Re-registered

Changed from I-MLTT to 9H-MTT (still with MiniLiner).

Operators

1968-11-14

Fokker

Registration PH-FNA

1968-11-22

Air France - Aviation Postale

Registration F-BPUF

2001-03-12

MiniLiner

Registration I-MLTT

2016-06-01

MiniLiner

Registration 9H-MTT

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Astral Aviation

Registration 5Y-GMD

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) · 5Y-GMD · Astral Aviation}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10378},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10378}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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