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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500)

F27-10448Unknown

RegistrationKE5Y-GMC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Djibouti

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) built in 1970. Has operated for Express Airways, Air France - Aviation Postale and Air Djibouti.

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1970

Country of registrationKenia

MSN10448

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of BAZL (Switzerland) under its former registration HB-ITY · 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

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

ISTIstanbul1,818 km MADMadrid1,186 km LHRLondon718 km AMSAmsterdam559 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)399 km

Beyond its rangeCAICairo2,817 km

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

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2002ASL Airlines Switzerland airline base

Base

BSLBâle / MulhouseEAPMLH

–2004ASL Airlines Switzerland airline base

Base

BSLBâle / MulhouseEAPMLH

2015–2026Air Djibouti airline base

Base

JIBDjibouti City

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1970

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Dec 22, 1970

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FPY.

Jan 14, 1971

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale.

Jul 1, 1997

Transferred to ASL Airlines Switzerland

Transferred to ASL Airlines Switzerland.

Jun 1, 2002

Transferred to West Atlantic Sweden

Transferred to West Atlantic Sweden.

May 1, 2004

Transferred to Falcon Express Cargo Airlines

Transferred to Falcon Express Cargo Airlines.

Mar 1, 2014

Transferred to Astral Aviation

Transferred to Astral Aviation.

Aug 1, 2015

Transferred to Air Djibouti

Transferred to Air Djibouti.

Operators

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Express Airways

Registration D-AAAC

1970-12-22

Fokker

Registration PH-FPY

1971-01-14

Air France - Aviation Postale

Registration F-BSUN

1997-07-01

ASL Airlines Switzerland

Registration HB-ITY

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ASL Airlines Switzerland

Registration HA-FAD

2002-06-01

West Atlantic Sweden

Registration HB-ITY

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ASL Airlines Switzerland

Registration HB-ITY

2004-05-01

Falcon Express Cargo Airlines

Registration A6-FCZ · Lessor: ASL Airlines Switzerland

2014-03-01

Astral Aviation

Registration 5Y-JUU

2015-08-01

Air Djibouti

Registration 5Y-JUU · Lessor: Astral Aviation

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