Boeing 727 - Specifications

Specifications

Data from Boeing Aircraft since 1916

	727-100 (Passenger)	727-200	727-200 Advanced
Seating capacity	149 passengers (one-class) 131 passengers (two-class)	189 passengers (one-class) 145 passengers (two-class)
Cargo capacity
Crew	3 flight crew plus ca. 4 cabin crew
Total length	133ft 2in (40.6m)	153 ft 2 in (46.69 m)
Fuselage length
Fuselage width
Wingspan	108 ft 0 in (32.92 m)
Wing area	1,650 sq ft (153 m2)
Tail height	34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) *	170,000 lb (77,000 kg)	184,800 lb (83,800 kg)	209,500 lb (95,000 kg)
Operating empty weight	80,602 lb (36,560 kg)	98,400 lb (44,600 kg)	102,900 lb (46,700 kg)
Max. fuel capacity	7,680 USgal (29,100 l)	8,090 USgal (30,600 l)	10,520 USgal (39,800 l)
Take-off distance at MTOW
Max range (with typical load)	2,700 nmi (5,000 km)	2,433 nmi (4,506 km)	3,165 nmi (5,862 km)
Max cruise speed	Mach 0.9
Typical cruise speed	599 mph (521 kn)
Service ceiling	36,100 ft (11,000 m)	42,000 ft (13,000 m)	42,000 ft (13,000 m)
Rate of climb	2,940 ft/min (14.9 m/s)
Engines (3x)	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 14,000 lbf (62 kN) thrust each	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 14,500 lbf (64 kN) thrust each	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17R 17,400 lbf (77 kN) thrust each