Boeing 727 — flights, routes and airlines

Every city pair operated by the Boeing 727 worldwide. Live schedule data, recent safety events, and operator details.

Boeing 727 — safety & facts

Safety record

Recorded occurrences
759
Hull losses
0
Fatal accidents
94
Total fatalities
6,078
Records span
1964–2025

Based on 759 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →

Key facts

Manufacturer
Boeing
Typical seats
131-189 pax
Range
4,630 km
First flight
1963-02
Last fatal hull loss: 2021 View full safety record →

Color reflects time since the last recorded fatal hull-loss involving this type, drawn from public datasets (NTSB, Aviation Safety Network, Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, Wikidata). It is not a commercial safety rating and does not normalise for flights flown, hours, or fleet size — for those, see the manufacturer or IATA Safety Report.

Notable events

  1. Mexicana de Aviación — 167 fatalities. Source.
  2. Iberia — 148 fatalities. Source.
  3. Dan-Air Services — 146 fatalities. Source.
  4. ADC Airlines — 144 fatalities. Source.
  5. Avianca — 143 fatalities. Source.

Incident reports (NASA ASRS)

4,280 voluntary incident reports involving the Boeing 727 in the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System.

Anomaly typeReports
Deviation discrepancy procedural published material policy1,531
Other unspecified1,503
Deviation discrepancy procedural clearance1,297
Deviation discrepancy procedural far1,040
Aircraft equipment problem critical1,007
  • 2020-01 B727 First Officer reported that multiple system failures resulted in a diversion.
  • 2019-09 Flight Engineer reported a progressive loss of cabin pressure as the result of a water separator unit clamp coming undone.
  • 2014-08 B737-300 First Officer reports getting very slow after using gear and flaps to get down; when the aircraft banks hard to capture the localizer and pitches up to capture altitude with the engines at id

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA. Browse all incident categories →

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