List of Fokker F27 operators

Map of F.27 operators:
Light blue = Civil operators
Red = Military operators
Dark blue = Civil and military operators

The following are current and past operators of the Fokker F27:

Civil operators

As of August 2022, fewer than 20 Fokker F27 aircraft (Cargo and military variants only) remain in airline and military service around the world.

  Australia

• Airlines of New South Wales
• Ansett Airlines
• Associated Airlines of Australia
• Department of Civil Aviation
• East-West Airlines
• Aircruising Australia
• Australia Post
• Trans Australia Airlines (TAA)

  Austria

• Amerer Air

  Bahrain

• Gulf Aviation

  Bangladesh

• Biman Bangladesh Airlines

  Belgium

• SABENA
• Flanders Airlines
• Delta Air Transport
• Air Alpes
• DHL
• FedEx

  Bolivia

• Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

  Brazil

• Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais
• Tavaj Linhas Aéreas
• TAM Airlines
• Votec Linhas Aéreas

Burma (Also known as Myanmar)

• Burma Airways Corporation (became Myanma Airways in 1989)
• Union of Burma Airways (became Burma Airways Corporation in 1972)

  Canada

• Conair (converted to fire fighting air tankers)
• Government of Quebec
• Norcanair (Operated 1 Fairchild F-27, former Hughes Airwest aircraft)
• Nordair (Operated 1 Fairchild Hiller FH-227)
• Quebecair
• Time Air
• WestEx Airlines

  Chad

• Government of Chad

  Cuba

• Cubana de Aviación

  Czech Republic

• ABA Air

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Air Congo
• Air Tropiques

  Denmark

• Maersk Air
• Newair Airservice
• Sterling Airways

  Egypt

• Air Sinai

  Finland

• Finnair

  France

• Air France
• Air Inter
• Institut Géographique National
• Sécurité Civile

French Polynesia

• Air Polynésie

  Gabon

• Air Max-Gabon

Guadeloupe

• Air Guadeloupe

  Germany

An LTU F-27-200 at Langenhagen Airport in 1964.

• FTG Air Service
• LTU
• WDL Aviation

Guinea-Bissau

• T.A. de la Guinee-Bissau

  Honduras

• Aerolíneas Sosa
• Atlantic Airlines de Honduras

  Hungary

• Farnair Hungary

  Iceland

• Icelandair

  Ireland

• Aer Lingus
• Euroceltic Airways
• Iona National Airways
• Starair

  India

• East-West Airlines (India)
• Elbee Airlines
• Indian Airlines
• NEPC Airlines

  Indonesia

A Merpati Nusantara F-27-500 at Ngurah Rai International Airport in 2005.

• Merpati Nusantara Airlines
• Sempati Air
• Garuda Indonesia (operated several Fokker F27 aircraft before being sold or transferred to Merpati)
• AirMark Cargo
• Trigana Air
• Kalstar Aviation (operated several Fokker F27 aircraft leased from Trigana Air)
• Asialink Cargo Airlines

  Iran

• Iran Aseman Airlines
• Iranian government
• National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)

  Italy

• Alisarda
• ATI - Aero Trasporti Italiani
• MiniLiner

  Ivory Coast

• Air Ivoire

  Japan

• All Nippon Airways

  Jordan

• Royal Jordanian

  Kenya,   Uganda,   Tanzania (East African Community)

• East African Airways

  Kenya

• Kenya Airways

  Latvia

• Air Baltic

  Lesotho

• Lesotho Airways

  Libya

• Libyan Arab Airlines
• Libyan Red Crescent

  Luxembourg

• Luxair

  Malaysia

• Malaysia Airline System
• Malaysia-Singapore Airlines

  Mexico

• Aerocaribe
• Air One (Mexico (used only for cargo)
• CityFlyer

  Morocco

• Royal Air Maroc

  Mozambique

• DETA Air

  Myanmar (Also known as Burma)

A Myanma Airways F-27-600 at Yangon International Airport in 2005.

• Myanma Airways

  Netherlands

• F27 Friendship Association
• The Dutch Royal Flight
• NLM Cityhopper

Netherlands Antilles

• Air ALM

  New Zealand

• Air New Zealand
• Airwork (New Zealand)
• New Zealand Ministry of Transport (operated for Navaids calibration flights)
• NZNAC

  Nigeria

• Afrijet
• Nigeria Airways

  Norway

• Air Executive Norway
• Braathens SAFE
• Busy Bee
• Stellar Airfreighter

  Oman

• Oman Air ^[1]
• Oman Aviation Services

  Panama

• Air Panama

  Papua New Guinea

• Air Niugini

  Peru

• Aero Condor
• Aero Continente
• Aeroperú
• Expreso Aéreo

  Philippines

• Air Manila
• Laoag International Airlines
• Mactan
• Philippine Airlines

  Tunisia

Tunisavia (3 ex Air New Zealand models, and multiple other airframes) ^[2]

  Spain

An Aviaco F27-400 at Bern Airport in 1982.

• Aviaco
• Iberia Airlines
• Seven Air
• Spantax
• Transeuropa

An Air UK F27 in 1981 still in basic Air Anglia livery

  United Kingdom

• Air Anglia
• Air UK
• British Midland
• Channel Express
• Jersey European Airways
• Manx Airlines

  United States

Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft are included in this list of U.S. operators as well.

• Air North (subsequent name change to Brockway Air. Aircraft were ex-Swift Aire Lines)
• Air Oregon
• AirPac (Operated a single Fairchild Hiller FH-227B aircraft. Alaska-based air carrier.)
• Air West
• Air Wisconsin
• Allegheny Airlines (Operated several Fairchild F-27 aircraft before rebranding as USAir in 1979. Suburban Airlines separately operated Fokker F27 aircraft as Allegheny Commuter via a code sharing feeder agreement with Allegheny Airlines)
• Aloha Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Amerer Air
• Aspen Airways (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Bonanza Air Lines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Britt Airways (Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Business Express (ex-Pilgrim Airlines aircraft)
• Chicago Air
• ConnectAir (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Delta Air Lines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227, ex-Northeast Airlines aircraft)
• Emerald Air (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Empire Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• FedEx
• Hawkins and Powers Aviation, Inc
• Horizon Air (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Hughes Airwest
• Interior Airways
• Mesaba Airlines
• Midstate Airlines (Fokker F27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Mississippi Valley Airlines
• Mountain Air Cargo
• Northeast Airlines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Northern Consolidated Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft. Acquired by Wien Air Alaska)
• Oceanair (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Ozark Airlines (Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Pacific Air Lines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Pacific Alaska Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Piedmont Airlines (Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft)
• Pilgrim Airlines (acquired by Business Express)
• Suburban Airlines (operated F27 aircraft as Allegheny Commuter for Allegheny Airlines)
• Swift Aire Lines (600 series models purchased new from Fokker)
• United Express (operated by Air Wisconsin via a code share feeder agreement with United Airlines)
• West Coast Airlines (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)
• Wien Air Alaska (Fairchild F-27 aircraft)

International

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• Scandinavian Airlines System

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• East African Airways

  Algeria

• Air Algérie

  Angola

• TAAG Angola Airlines

  Argentina

• CATA Línea Aérea
• LADE

  Nicaragua

• Aeronica

  Pakistan

• Pakistan International Airlines

  Portugal

• Expresso Aéreo

  Puerto Rico

• Oceanair

  Somalia

• Somali Airlines

  South Korea

• Korean Air Lines

South Africa

• Comair (South Africa)

  Sri Lanka

• Mihin Air

  Sudan

• Air West Express
• Sudan Airways

  Switzerland

• Balair

  Tanzania

• Air Tanzania

  Turkey

THY Fokker F27 Friendship landing at Athens (Hellenikon) Airport in 1973

• THY Türk Hava Yolları

  Uganda

• Uganda Airways

  United Arab Emirates

• Falcon Express Cargo Airlines

  Zaire

An Air Zaïre F-27-600 at Faro Airport in 1987.

• Air Zaïre
• Scibe Airlift

Military operators

Current military operators

  Bolivia

• Bolivian Army - 1 in use as of December 2024. ^{[3] [4]}

Iran

A Fokker F27 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

• Imperial Iranian Air Force, later Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - 5 ^[3] in service as of December 2024. ^[5]
• Imperial Iranian Army, later Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Army Aviation) - 1 in service as of December 2024. ^{[3] [5]}
• Imperial Iranian Navy, later Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Navy Aviation) - 3 ^[3] in service (2 transports and 1 maritime patrol aircraft) in December 2024. ^[5]

  Philippines

• Philippine Air Force - 1 unit is service in 2024 . ^{[3] [6]}

  Thailand

• Royal Thai Navy - 3 in service (2 transports and 1 patrol aircraft) as of December 2024. ^{[3] [7]}

Former military operators

  Algeria

• Algerian Air Force

  Angola

• Angolan Air Force - bought two F27-200s in 1978-1979, one in maritime patrol aircraft configuration. ^[8]

  Argentina

• Argentine Air Force - 1 remaining in use as of December 2015. ^[9]

  Australia

• Royal Australian Navy

  Benin

• Benin People's Air Force - 1 received in 1978. ^[10]

Biafra

• Biafran Air Force - 1, seized by the Biafran authorities in April 1967 ^[11]

  Bolivia

• Bolivian Air Force - Purchased 6 F27-400M Troopships in 1980 for use on airline services by Transporte Aéreo Militar as well as normal military service. 3 remained in use in 2001. ^{[12] [13]}

  Chad

• Chad Air Force 1 F-27-600 aircraft

  Ivory Coast

• Cote d'Ivoire Air Force

  Finland

• Finnish Air Force

  Guatemala

• Guatemalan Air Force ^[14] - 1 in service as of December 2015. ^[15]

  Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Air Force

  France

• French Air Force

  Ghana

• Ghana Air Force - Had 1 in service as of December 2015. ^[15]

  Iceland

• Icelandic Coast Guard

  India

• Indian Coast Guard

  Indonesia

• Indonesian Air Force – Retired in 2012-2015 period ^[16]

  Mexico

• Mexican Navy - 2 FH-227 VIP transports. ^[17]

  Myanmar

• Myanmar Air Force (Formerly known as Burmese Airforce)

  Italy

  New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force

  Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Air Force
• Royal Netherlands Navy

  Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force

North Yemen

• North Yemen Air Force

  Pakistan

• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan Navy - 7 aircraft were retired on 21 January 2020. ^[6]
  • Pakistan Naval Air Arm - all aircraft retired
  • Pakistan Maritime Security Agency - 1 former aircraft transferred from Pakistan Navy (retired)

  Peru

• Peruvian Navy

  Spain

• Spanish Air Force

  Senegal

• Senegalese Air Force - Had 3 in service as of December 2015. ^[18]
• Senegambia Air Force

  Sudan

• Sudanese Air Force - Four ordered in 1964. ^[19]

  Uruguay

• Uruguayan Air Force

  United States

• United States Army Parachute Team (former)
• United States Navy

  Yemen

• Yemen Air Force

See also

• Fokker F27

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