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Fokker 70 · 5B-DDB · Tus Airways

Fokker 70 illustration in Tus Airways livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Fokker 70

F70-11561Stored
RegistrationCY5B-DDB
OperatorTus Airways
4operators
1incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
8photos

Fokker 70 built in 2000 in Schiphol. Operated for Silk Air, KLM Cityhopper, Tus Airways and Skyward Express. Currently in storage.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 57,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerFokker
Engines2×
PropulsionJet
First flight2000
Built inSchiphol, Países Bajos
Country of registrationPaíses Bajos
OwnerKlm Cityhopper
MSN11561
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Atlanta it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota3,389 kmLAXLos Angeles3,126 kmPTYTocumen2,780 kmMEXMexico City2,143 kmCUNCancún1,421 km
Beyond its rangeSEASeattle3,505 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.

The full story of the Fokker 70 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2000–2018KLM Cityhopper network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ATLAtlanta
Main destinations
AMSAmsterdamHGHHangzhouCTUChengdu (Shuangliu)LAXLos AngelesNBONairobiYYZTorontoCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MSPMinneapolisMSYNew OrleansSEASeattleSFOSan Francisco
2018–2024Tus Airways airline base
Base
LCALarnaca
2024–2026Skyward Express airline base
Base
MIAMiami

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 27, 1995
Delivered to Fokker
Delivered to Fokker as PH-EZR.
Nov 1, 1995
Transferred to Silk Air
Transferred to Silk Air.
2000
Built
Assembled by Fokker in Schiphol, Netherlands.
May 31, 2000
Transferred to KLM Cityhopper
Transferred to KLM Cityhopper.
Jun 8, 2016
Incident at Amsterdam
On June 8, 2016, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-KZM), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.
Source: KLM Cityhopper
Jan 18, 2018
Transferred to Tus Airways
Transferred to Tus Airways.
Nov 4, 2024
Transferred to Skyward Express
Transferred to Skyward Express.
Aug 2026
Placed in storage
In August 2026, the Fokker F28-0070 aircraft (registration 5Y-SKD), operated by Skyward Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Skyward Airlines.
Source: Skyward Airlines

Operators

1995-10-27
Fokker
Registration PH-EZR
1995-11-01
Silk Air
Registration 9V-SLL
2000-05-31
KLM Cityhopper
Registration PH-KZM
2018-01-18
Tus Airways
Registration 5B-DDB
2024-11-04
Skyward Express
Registration 5Y-SKD

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

Gallery

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Fokker 70 · 5B-DDB · Tus Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F70-11561},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/F70-11561}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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