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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 600)

F27-10394Unknown

RegistrationPAHP-1606PST

AIOperatorAir Panama

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 600) built in 1969. Has operated for Air Congo, Air Zaïre and Air Panama.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1969

Country of registrationPanamá

MSN10394

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

With its 1,926 km range, from Albrook it could fly non-stop as far as:

MIAMiami1,872 km HAVHavana1,588 km CUNCancún1,554 km BOGBogota763 km PTYTocumen22 km

Beyond its rangeLIMLima2,350 km

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

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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorAir Panama airline base

Base

PACAlbrook

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1969

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Feb 26, 1969

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FNS.

Mar 17, 1969

Transferred to Air Congo

Transferred to Air Congo.

Oct 1, 1971

Transferred to Air Zaïre

Transferred to Air Zaïre.

Sep 10, 1987

Transferred to Air UK

Transferred to Air UK.

Nov 1, 1988

Transferred to Alkair Flight Operations AS

Transferred to Alkair Flight Operations AS.

Nov 1, 1988

Transferred to Star Air

Transferred to Star Air.

May 1, 1989

Transferred to Mesaba Airlines

Transferred to Mesaba Airlines.

Mar 1, 1996

Transferred to Eagle Air

Transferred to Eagle Air.

Sep 5, 2019

Incident at Ciudad de Panamá

On September 5, 2019, the aircraft (registration HP-1606PST), operated by Panama, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: Panama.

Source: Panama

Operators

1969-02-26

Fokker

Registration PH-FNS

1969-03-17

Air Congo

Registration 9Q-CLN

1971-10-01

Air Zaïre

Registration 9Q-CLN

1987-09-10

Air UK

Registration G-BNTA

1988-11-01

Alkair Flight Operations AS

Registration OY-SRB

1988-11-01

Star Air

Registration OY-SRB

1989-05-01

Mesaba Airlines

Registration OY-SRB · Lessor: Northwest Airlink

1996-03-01

Eagle Air

Registration N280EA · Lessor: Eagle Canyon Airlines

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Eagle Air

Registration N280EA · Lessor: 1998

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Air Panama

Registration HP-1606PST

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 600) · HP-1606PST · Air Panama}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10394},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F27-10394}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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