Boeing 727-200

Narrow-body jet

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Boeing 727-200
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Airframes in US fleets
5
64th-most common US type
US operators
2
In service
5
Average age
19.9 yr

Who flies the Boeing 727-200

Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.

Operator
Gulf And Caribbean CargoGFQ318.0 yr
USA Jet AirlinesU7222.7 yr

Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).

How old is the US Boeing 727-200 fleet?

Boeing 727-200 — airframes by age (years)

Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.

Oldest airframeN727USBoeing 727-20045.0 yr · Delivered Sep 2, 1981
Newest airframeN215WEBoeing 727-2000.3 yr · Delivered May 20, 2026

How common is the Boeing 727-200?

The Boeing 727-200 makes up 0.1% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 64th-most common type in service.

Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 37.6% · Boeing 727-200 is the ringed slice at 0.1%

Frequently asked

How many Boeing 727-200 are in US airline fleets?

US carriers operate about 5 Boeing 727-200 aircraft across 2 airlines, 5 of them in service.

Which airline operates the most Boeing 727-200?

Gulf And Caribbean Cargo operates the largest US Boeing 727-200 fleet, with about 3 aircraft.

How old is the average Boeing 727-200?

The US Boeing 727-200 fleet averages about 19.9 yr.

How common is the Boeing 727-200 in US fleets?

The Boeing 727-200 is the 64th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.

Inventory: US DOT Form 41 Schedule B-43 (2025). Deliveries: Airbus & Boeing official reports. Registry status: FAA. Last refreshed Aug 1, 2026.