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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500)

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RegistrationNLPH-NIV

ASOperatorASL Airlines Hungary

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Fokker F27 Friendship (F27 Mark 500) built in 1971. Has operated for Air France - Aviation Postale, Farnair Netherlands and ASL Airlines Hungary.

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Old · 55 years

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1971

Country of registrationPaíses Bajos

MSN10449

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 Budapest it could fly non-stop as far as:

LHRLondon1,489 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)1,248 kmAMSAmsterdam1,169 km ISTIstanbul1,016 km FRAFrankfurt am Main836 km

Beyond its rangeMADMadrid1,974 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

2004–2026ASL Airlines Hungary airline base

Base

BUDBudapest

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1971

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jan 29, 1971

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-FPZ.

Feb 11, 1971

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale

Transferred to Air France - Aviation Postale.

Mar 1, 1998

Transferred to Farnair Netherlands

Transferred to Farnair Netherlands.

Sep 1, 1999

Transferred to Express Airways

Transferred to Express Airways.

Jan 1, 2004

Transferred to Magicbird Airlines

Transferred to Magicbird Airlines.

Jul 1, 2004

Transferred to ASL Airlines Hungary

Transferred to ASL Airlines Hungary.

Operators

1971-01-29

Fokker

Registration PH-FPZ

1971-02-11

Air France - Aviation Postale

Registration F-BSUO

1998-03-01

Farnair Netherlands

Registration PH-JLN

1999-09-01

Express Airways

Registration D-AAAF

2004-01-01

Magicbird Airlines

Registration PH-JLN

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Tulip Air

Registration PH-JLN

2004-07-01

ASL Airlines Hungary

Registration HA-FAD

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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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