The list of Boeing 727 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft.
Original commercial operators List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft new:Roach & Eastwood 1992, pp 92-152
AirlineCountryPhoto100200NotesAeroperú89Aerolíneas Argentinas119Air Algérie212Air America1Air Canada39Air Charter International11Air France29Air Jamaica111Air Vietnam2Airlift International5Alaska Airlines3229Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines7Alitalia18All Nippon Airways1333Allegheny Airlines104Rebranded as USAir in 1979American Airlines59125American Flyers Airline3Angola Air Charter8Ansett Australia619Ceased operations in 2002Ariana Afghan Airlines93Avensa1113Avianca3318Braniff International Airways4879Ceased operations in 1982British West Indian Airways4Canadian Pacific Air Lines42China Airlines4Condor78Continental Airlines26109Cruzeiro do Sul2Delta Air Lines8183Dominicana de Aviación59Ceased operations in 1999Eastern Air Lines7599Launch customer of 727-100Ethiopian Airlines4Faucett Perú53FedEx Express8360Frontier Airlines73Hapag-Lloyd Flug83Hughes Airwest311Iberia248Icelandair52Iran Air63Iraqi Airways12Japan Airlines23Japan Domestic Airlines2JAT Yugoslav Airlines218Kuwait Airways4LACSA35LAN-Chile5Libyan Arab Airlines15Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano34Ceased operations in 2010Lufthansa2730Mexicana de Aviación1751National Airlines2127Merged with Pan Am in 1980Nigeria Airways14Northeast Airlines813Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1972Northwest Airlines3682Launch customer of 727-200Olympic Airways210Ozark Air Lines2Never used and sold to Pan AmPacific Air Lines6Became Air West in 1968Pacific Southwest Airlines1633Pan American World Airways46105Ceased operations in 1991Republic Airlines22Merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986Royal Air Maroc9PLUNA3Sabena61Singapore Airlines6Sterling Airways28Southwest Airlines6Leased from Braniff International and People Express AirlinesSouth African Airways9Syrian Air3TAAG Angola Airlines1TAP Air Portugal98Included aircraft operated by wholly owned subsidiary Air AtlantisTransair Sweden4Trans Australia Airlines715Trans Caribbean Airways32Acquired by American Airlines in 1971Trans International Airlines2Trans World Airlines3561Tunisair120Turkish Airlines12United Airlines126104Varig11VASP213Ceased operations in 2005Wardair Canada1Western Airlines48Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987World Airways123Yemen Airways39
Other commercial operators List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft second-hand:
AirlineCountryPhoto100200NotesACES Colombia127Ceased operations in 2003Aero Costa Rica13Ceased operations in 1997Aero República3Aerocar Colombia11Ceased operations in 1995AeroGal2AeroLatin1Ceased operations in 2000Aerolíneas Internacionales26Ceased operations in 2003Aerolíneas Latinas4Renamed to AeroLatin in 1995Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela8Aerosucre45AeroSur713Ceased operations in 2012Aerotal6Ceased operations in 1983African Express Airways2Air 193Ceased operations in 1985Air Alfa2Air Atlanta5Air Class Líneas Aéreas2Air Commerce2Leased from JAT Yugoslav AirlinesAir Dream1Ceased operations in 2007Air Florida25Air Gemini81Air Holland3Air Horizon1Ceased operations in 2007Air Libya2Air Macau3Air Malta37Air Micronesia105Renamed to Continental Micronesia in 1989Air National1Ceased operations in 1984Air Nauru3Air Niagara3Ceased operations in 1984Air Panamá Internacional82Ceased operations in 1990Air Vanuatu1Al Rais Cargo2Ceased operations in 2008Albatros Airlines1Ceased operations in 1996Allied Air3American Trans Air1528Amerijet International1122Angola Air Charter10Asian Express Airlines2Renamed to Tasman Cargo Airlines in 2008Associated Aviation1Astar Air Cargo29Ceased operations in 2012ATA Brasil1Ceased operations in 2006Av Atlantic15Ceased operations in 1996Avesca Colombia2Ceased operations in 1995Aviogenex17Azerbaijan Airlines4Bahamas Express1Rebranded as Majestic Air in 1988Balkh Airlines1Birgenair1Leased from Yemen AirwaysBoğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı2Ceased operations in 1989Bosphorus Airways2Ceased operations in 1993Boston-Maine Airways3Ceased operations in 2008Braniff (1983-1990)34Ceased operations in 1989Braniff (1991-1992)211Ceased operations in 1992Capital Cargo International Airlines15Merged with Air Transport International in 2013Carnival Air Lines110Merged with Pan Am (1996-1998) in 1998Cayman Airways23Chanchangi Airlines8Challenge Air Cargo1Leased from Air Panamá InternacionalChampion Air222Ceased operations in 2008Comair5Operated for British AirwaysCompagnie Africaine d'Aviation1Continental Micronesia116Cosmos Air Cargo1Custom Air Transport8Ceased operations in 2012Cyprus Turkish Airlines4Dan-Air1919Merged with British Airways in 1992DHL Airways119Rebraded as Astar Air Cargo in 2003DHL Aero Expreso2DHL de Guatemala1Emery Worldwide Airlines4212Emirates3European Air Transport710Evergreen International Airlines35Express One International2953Falcon Air Express14First Air54Fly Linhas Aéreas2Ceased operations in 2003Frontier Horizon7Germania2Gulf Air Transport93HeavyLift Cargo Airlines43Hewa Bora Airways46Hinduja Cargo Services4Ceased operations in 2001Holiday Airlines1Ceased operations in 1996IFL Group3Imperial Air Cargo3Ceased operations in 2014Indonesian Airlines1Ceased operations in 2007Intercontinental de Aviación1Interstate Airlines13Ceased operations 1988Iran Aseman Airlines10Last commercial operatorIshtar Airlines1Operated by African Express AirwaysIsleña Colombia13Ceased operations in 1994İstanbul Airlines11Ceased operations in 2000Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos42Ceased operations in 2000Jatayu Airlines8JD Valenciana de Aviación2Ceased operations in 1994Jetair2Ceased operations in 1985K-Mile Air3Kabo Air78Kalitta Charters414Kam Air15Key Airlines184Ceased operations in 1993KF Cargo1429Kiwi International Air Lines22Ceased operations in 1999Korean Air512Ladeco620Merged with LAN-Chile in 1998LASER Airlines5Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas35Ceased operations in 2023Majestic Air1Renamed to Carnival Air Lines in 1989Mali Air Transport1Operated by the Government of MaliMandala Airlines2McClain Airlines4Ceased operations in 1987MIAT Mongolian Airlines3The 727(s) were retired from service in 2003.Megantara Air1Ceased operations in 2009Merpati Nusantara Airlines2MGM Grand Air3Rebranded as Champion Air in 2008Nationwide Airlines3Ceased operations in 2008Nesu Air1Leased from Kuwait AirwaysNoble Air5Northeastern International Airways5Okada Air6Ceased operations in 1997Oman Air11Orion AirPacific East Asia Cargo Airlines11Ceased operations in 2010Pacific Interstate Airlines1Renamed to Pacific Inter Air in 1985Pacific Inter Air1Renamed to Bahamas Express in 1987Pacific Western Airlines2Palestinian Airlines1Pan American Airways (1998–2004)7Ceased operations in 2004Panagra Airways7Ceased operations in 1999Panavia11Ceased operations in 2006Payam Air2People Express Airlines46Merged with Continental Airlines in 1987Philippine Airlines 22Phoenix Airways51Ceased operations in 1995Piedmont Airlines834Merged with USAir in 1989Planet Airways16Pride Air36Ceased operations in 1985Private Jet Expeditions13Polynesian Airlines1Leased from Ansett AustraliaPremier Airlines11Renamed to Asian Express Airlines in 1996Qatar Airways6Quebecair1Raya Airways3Reeve Aleutian Airways2Regent Air3Rio Linhas Aéreas5Ceased operations in 2017Royal Brunei Airlines1Royal Khmer Airlines1Ceased operations in 2007Royal Nepal Airlines5SAETA23Ceased operations in 2000SAHSA2SAM Colombia146SAN Ecuador21Ceased operations in 1999Santa Bárbara Airlines2Scibe Airlift3Ceased operations in 1998Servivensa31Ceased operations in 2003Sideral Linhas Aéreas2Leased from Rio Linhas AéreasSilkway Business AviationAzerbaijan1Skybus Airlines (1985)34SNAS Aviation5Ceased operations in 2014Sol Air2Leased from Falcon Air ExpressSonAir1Sultan Air2Ceased operations in 1993Sun Country Airlines42TAESA Lineas Aéreas142Ceased operations in 2000TAF Linhas Aéreas5Ceased operations in 2009Talia Airways2Ceased operations in 1988TAME36TAN Airlines 11Tasman Cargo Airlines1Tayfunair1Teebah Airlines1Operated by Iraqi AirwaysTrans Air Congo31TransAer International Airlines1Transafrik International14Transbrasil22Transmile Air Services17Rebranded as Raya Airways in 2014Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines11Trump Shuttle817Acquired by US Airways Shuttle in 1992Top Air4Toros Air11Ceased operations in 1989Total Linhas Aéreas6TUR European Airways44Ceased operations in 1994UltrAir8Ceased operations in 1994UniWorld Air Cargo1UPS Airlines678US Airways7US Airways Shuttle12USAir1264Renamed to US Airways in 1995Varig Logística24Ceased operations in 2012Viasa7Ceased operations in 1997Vietnam Airlines1Vensecar Internacional33Western Pacific Airlines2Leased from Express One InternationalWien Air Alaska61Wimbi Dira Airways1Zuliana de Aviación2Sky Airline Chile 1only 727 used by the airline
Government, military and other operators
As well as commercial operators the 727 has been used by military, government and private operators. The United States military used the 727 as a military transport, designated as the C-22.
Afghan Air Force
Angolan Air Force
Belgian Air Force
Military of Benin
Burkina Faso Air Force
Military of Cameroon
Colombian Aerospace Force Government of Colombia
Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuadorian Air Force
Gambian National Guard
Imperial Iranian Air Force
Malian Air Force
Mexican Air Force Federal Preventive Police
No. 40 Squadron RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nigerian Air Force
Panamanian Air Force
Qatar Amiri Flight
Government of Tatarstan
Saudia Royal Flight
Military of Tajikistan
Oil Spill Response
SFR Yugoslav Air Force
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