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Fokker 50 · 5Y-VVK · Blue Bird Aviation

Fokker 50 illustration in Blue Bird Aviation livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Fokker 50

F50-20213Written off
RegistrationKE5Y-VVK
OperatorBlue Bird Aviation
4operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Fokker 50 built in 1991. Operated for DLT, Contactair, Lufthansa CityLine and Blue Bird Aviation.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 28,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker
First flight1991
Country of registrationKenia
MSN20213
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 Saarbrücken it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul1,900 kmMADMadrid1,282 kmLHRLondon592 kmAMSAmsterdam382 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)332 km
Beyond its rangeCAICairo2,947 km

The type first flew in 1985 (41 years ago) · About 213 units built · Production ended in 1997

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.

The full story of the Fokker 50 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

–2005Lufthansa CityLine network of its de turbohélice aircraft
Base
SCNSaarbrückenHAMHamburgTXLVIEVienna
Main destinations
BRUZaventemDUSDüsseldorfGRZFeldkirchen bei GrazLUXLuxembourgMUCMunichSTRStuttgartHAJHannoverMBAMombasa
since 2005Blue Bird Aviation airline base
Base
KRTKhartoum

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991
Built
Assembled by Fokker.
Apr 4, 1991
Delivered to DLT
Delivered to DLT as D-AFKL.
May 1, 1996
Transferred to Contactair
Transferred to Contactair.
Jun 8, 2005
Transferred to Blue Bird Aviation
Transferred to Blue Bird Aviation.

Operators

1991-04-04
DLT
Registration D-AFKL
1996-05-01
Contactair
Registration D-AFKL
—
Lufthansa CityLine
Registration D-AFKL
2005-06-08
Blue Bird Aviation
Registration 5Y-VVK

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Fokker 50 · 5Y-VVK · Blue Bird Aviation}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F50-20213},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F50-20213}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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