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SYD - NLK Fokker F27 Longest Flight?  
User currently offlineCamohe From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 18 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 785 times:

As a child I flew SYD - NLK (Norfolk Island) return in about 1981. Back then the route was flown by an East-West Airlines (EW) Fokker F27. IIRC the flight time was something like 4:00/4:30 (all over water)! I remember it seemed a looong way in that little plane.

Does anyone know if this was the longest scheduled F27 flight? I think East-West operated quite a few F27s. Was one airframe dedicated to this route? Did the F27 need extra fuel tanks or other mods? Any info would be appreciated. I did a search but found nothing.

BTW, today the route is served by an OzJet B732. Scheduled flight times are 2:25 inbound and 2:50 outbound.

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User currently offlineCamohe From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 18 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 778 times:

Sorry, but I meant to post this in Civil Aviation. Can it be moved? My fault  embarrassed 

User currently offline411A From United States, joined Nov 2001, 1511 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (3 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 733 times:

With standard fuel, 4 hours is doable...4:30 kinda tight, but still possible, if a close alternate is at hand.
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