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Fokker 50

F50-20206Unknown

RegistrationCD9S-ABL

CAOperatorCAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

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1incidents

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Fokker 50 built in 1990. Has operated for KLM Cityhopper, Minoan Air and CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation.

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Old · 36 years · ≈ 72,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker

First flight1990

Country of registrationCongo RDC

MSN20206

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Fokker 50

Figures for the F50 variant, the most representative of the family

Length25.3 m83 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height8.3 m27 ft

Range2,055 km1,110 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed522 km/h282 ktMach 0.49

Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft

Maximum take-off weight20,820 kg45,900 lb

Maximum payload8,300 kg18,298 lbIts 50 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity50 passengersUp to 58 in a high-density layout

Endurance3 h 56 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 2,055 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 1985 (41 years ago) · About 213 units built · Production ended in 1997

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1991–2009KLM Cityhopper network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

BSLBâle / Mulhouse CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)LCYLondon RTMRotterdam

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Fokker.

Dec 18, 1990

Delivered to Fokker

Delivered to Fokker as PH-KVE.

Jan 10, 1991

Transferred to KLM Cityhopper

Transferred to KLM Cityhopper.

Jul 31, 2009

Transferred to Minoan Air

Transferred to Minoan Air.

Aug 1, 2016

Incident at Beni (BNC) Airport

On August 1, 2016, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration 9Q-CBL), operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA, was involved in an incident at Beni (BNC) Airport. Source: Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA.

Source: Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA

Operators

1990-12-18

Fokker

Registration PH-KVE

1991-01-10

KLM Cityhopper

Registration PH-KVE

2009-07-31

Minoan Air

Registration SX-BRS

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CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

Registration 9Q-CBL

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CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

Registration 9S-ABL

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_f50_20206,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Fokker 50 · 9S-ABL · CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F50-20206},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F50-20206}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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