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.
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)
Amerer Air
Gulf Aviation
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
SABENA Flanders Airlines Delta Air Transport Air Alpes DHL FedEx
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano
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)
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
Government of Chad
Cubana de Aviación
ABA Air
Air Congo Air Tropiques
Maersk Air Newair Airservice Sterling Airways
Air Sinai
Finnair
Air France Air Inter Institut Géographique National Sécurité Civile
Air Polynésie
Air Max-Gabon
Air Guadeloupe
FTG Air Service LTU WDL Aviation
T.A. de la Guinee-Bissau
Aerolíneas Sosa Atlantic Airlines de Honduras
Farnair Hungary
Icelandair
Aer Lingus Euroceltic Airways Iona National Airways Starair
East-West Airlines (India) Elbee Airlines Indian Airlines NEPC Airlines
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 Aseman Airlines Iranian government National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
Alisarda ATI - Aero Trasporti Italiani MiniLiner
Air Ivoire
All Nippon Airways
Royal Jordanian
, , (East African Community) East African Airways
Kenya Airways
Air Baltic
Lesotho Airways
Libyan Arab Airlines Libyan Red Crescent
Luxair
Malaysia Airline System Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
Aerocaribe Air One (Mexico (used only for cargo) CityFlyer
Royal Air Maroc
DETA Air
(Also known as Burma)
Myanma Airways
F27 Friendship Association The Dutch Royal Flight NLM CityHopper
Air ALM
Air New Zealand Airwork (New Zealand) New Zealand Ministry of Transport (operated for Navaids calibration flights) NZNAC
Afrijet Nigeria Airways
Air Executive Norway Braathens SAFE Busy Bee Stellar Airfreighter
Oman Air Oman Aviation Services
Air Panama
Air Niugini
Aero Condor Aero Continente Aeroperú Expreso Aéreo
Air Manila Laoag International Airlines Mactan Philippine Airlines
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Aviaco Iberia Airlines Seven Air Spantax Transeuropa
Air Anglia Air UK British Midland Channel Express Jersey European Airways Manx Airlines
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 // Scandinavian Airlines System // East African Airways
Air Algérie
TAAG Angola Airlines
CATA Línea Aérea LADE
Aeronica
Pakistan International Airlines
Oceanair
Somali Airlines
Korean Air Lines
Comair (South Africa)
Mihin Air
Air West Express Sudan Airways
Balair
Air Tanzania
THY Türk Hava Yolları
Uganda Airways
Falcon Express Cargo Airlines
Air Zaïre Scibe Airlift
Military operators
Current military operators
Bolivian Army - 1 in use as of December 2024.
Imperial Iranian Air Force, later Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - 5 in service as of December 2024. Imperial Iranian Army, later Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Army Aviation) - 1 in service as of December 2024. Imperial Iranian Navy, later Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Navy Aviation) - 3 in service (2 transports and 1 maritime patrol aircraft) in December 2024.
Philippine Air Force - 1 unit is service in 2024 .
Royal Thai Navy - 3 in service (2 transports and 1 patrol aircraft) as of December 2024.
Former military operators
Algerian Air Force
Angolan Air Force - bought two F27-200s in 1978-1979, one in maritime patrol aircraft configuration.
Argentine Air Force - 1 remaining in use as of December 2015.
Royal Australian Navy
Benin People's Air Force - 1 received in 1978.
Biafran Air Force - 1, seized by the Biafran authorities in April 1967
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.
Chad Air Force 1 F-27-600 aircraft
Cote d'Ivoire Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Guatemalan Air Force - 1 in service as of December 2015.
Ecuadorian Air Force
French Air Force
Ghana Air Force - Had 1 in service as of December 2015.
Icelandic Coast Guard
Indian Coast Guard
Indonesian Air Force – Retired in 2012-2015 period
Mexican Navy - 2 FH-227 VIP transports.
Myanmar Air Force (Formerly known as Burmese Airforce)
Royal New Zealand Air Force Navigation and Air Electronics Training Squadron RNZAF, RNZAF Base Wigram, three aircraft. Disbanded 1990.
Royal Netherlands Air Force Royal Netherlands Navy
Nigerian Air Force
North Yemen Air Force
Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy - 7 aircraft were retired on 21 January 2020. Pakistan Naval Air Arm - all aircraft retired Pakistan Maritime Security Agency - 1 former aircraft transferred from Pakistan Navy (retired)
Peruvian Navy
Spanish Air Force
Senegalese Air Force - Had 3 in service as of December 2015. Senegambia Air Force
Sudanese Air Force - Four ordered in 1964.
Uruguayan Air Force
United States Army Parachute Team (former) United States Navy
Yemen Air Force
See also Fokker F27
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