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Fokker 70 · P4-FKB · Insel Air Aruba

Fokker 70 illustration in Insel Air Aruba livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Fokker 70

F70-11537Scrapped
RegistrationAWP4-FKB
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (N537YV), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: FAA (United States), data as of Oct 8, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorInsel Air Aruba
5operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Fokker 70 built in 1995. Operated for Desert Sun Airlines, Austrian Airlines and Insel Air Aruba. Scrapped.

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Mature · 19 years · ≈ 41,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker
First flight1995
Country of registrationAruba
MSN11537
Hex / ICAO 24-bit484125
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N537YV · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Fokker 70

Figures for the F70 variant, the most representative of the family

Length30.9 m101 ft
Wingspan28.1 m92 ft
Height8.5 m28 ft
Range3,410 km1,841 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed845 km/h456 ktMach 0.80
Service ceiling10,670 m35,007 ftIt flies above Everest (1.2 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight39,915 kg87,997 lb
Maximum payload17,242 kg38,012 lbIts 79 passengers with baggage would weigh about 7.9 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity79 passengersUp to 85 in a high-density layout
Endurance4 h 02 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 3,410 km range, from Vienna it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo2,366 kmMADMadrid1,805 kmLHRLondon1,275 kmISTIstanbul1,223 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)1,035 km
Beyond its rangeDOHDoha3,969 km

The type first flew in 1993 (33 years ago) · About 48 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2002Austrian Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
VIEVienna
Main destinations
FRAFrankfurt am MainSZGSalzburgCGNKöln (Cologne)GRZFeldkirchen bei GrazHAMHamburgKLUKlagenfurt am WörtherseeTXLAMMAmmanAMSAmsterdamARNStockholmATHSpata-Artemida
2002–2014KLM Cityhopper network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ATLAtlanta
Main destinations
AMSAmsterdamHGHHangzhouCTUChengdu (Shuangliu)LAXLos AngelesNBONairobiYYZTorontoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MSPMinneapolisMSYNew OrleansSEASeattleSFOSan Francisco

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1995
Built
Assembled by Fokker.
May 3, 1995
Delivered to Fokker
Delivered to Fokker as PH-JCT.
Jun 29, 1995
Transferred to Desert Sun Airlines
Transferred to Desert Sun Airlines.
Oct 10, 1997
Transferred to Austrian Airlines
Transferred to Austrian Airlines.
Oct 25, 2002
Transferred to KLM Cityhopper
Transferred to KLM Cityhopper.
May 4, 2012
Incident at Aberdeen
On May 4, 2012, the aircraft (registration PH-JCT), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: KLM Cityhopper.
Source: KLM Cityhopper
Jul 28, 2014
Transferred to Insel Air
Transferred to Insel Air.
Oct 16, 2014
Transferred to Insel Air Aruba
Transferred to Insel Air Aruba.

Operators

1995-05-03
Fokker
Registration PH-JCT
1995-06-29
Desert Sun Airlines
Registration N537YV · Lessor: America West Express
1997-10-10
Austrian Airlines
Registration OE-LFT
2002-10-25
KLM Cityhopper
Registration PH-JCT
2014-07-28
Insel Air
Registration PJ-JCT
2014-10-16
Insel Air Aruba
Registration P4-FKB

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Fokker 70 · P4-FKB · Insel Air Aruba}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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