The list of Boeing 727 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft.
List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft new:[1]
| Airline | Country | Photo | 100 | 200 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeroperú | 11 | 10 | |||
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | 1 | 19 | |||
| Air Algérie | 2 | 12 | |||
| Air America | 1 | ||||
| Air Canada | 30 | ||||
| Air Charter International | 11 | ||||
| Air France | 29 | ||||
| Air Jamaica | 1 | 11 | |||
| Air Vietnam | 2 | ||||
| Airlift International | 5 | ||||
| Alaska Airlines | 32 | 29 | |||
| Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines | 7 | ||||
| Alitalia | 18 | ||||
| All Nippon Airways | 13 | 33 | |||
| Allegheny Airlines | 10 | 4 | Rebranded as USAir in 1979 | ||
| American Airlines | 59 | 125 | |||
| American Flyers Airline | 3 | ||||
| Angola Air Charter | 8 | ||||
| Ansett Australia | 6 | 19 | |||
| Ariana Afghan Airlines | 9 | 3 | |||
| Avensa | 11 | 13 | |||
| Avianca | 33 | 18 | |||
| Braniff International Airways | 48 | 79 | Ceased operations in 1982 | ||
| British West Indian Airways | 4 | ||||
| Canadian Pacific Air Lines | 4 | 2 | |||
| China Airlines | 4 | ||||
| Condor | 7 | 8 | |||
| Continental Airlines | 26 | 109 | |||
| Cruzeiro do Sul | 2 | ||||
| Delta Air Lines | 8 | 183 | |||
| Dominicana de Aviación | 5 | 9 | Ceased operations in 1999 | ||
| Eastern Air Lines | 75 | 99 | Launch customer of 727-100 | ||
| Ethiopian Airlines | 4 | ||||
| Faucett Perú | 5 | 3 | |||
| FedEx Express | 83 | 60 | |||
| Frontier Airlines | 7 | 3 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Flug | 8 | 3 | |||
| Hughes Airwest | 3 | 11 | |||
| Iberia | 48 | ||||
| Icelandair | 5 | 2 | |||
| Iran Air | 6 | 3 | |||
| Iraqi Airways | 12 | ||||
| Japan Airlines | 23 | ||||
| Japan Domestic Airlines | 2 | ||||
| JAT Yugoslav Airlines | 2 | 18 | |||
| Kuwait Airways | 4 | ||||
| LACSA | 3 | 5 | |||
| LAN-Chile | 5 | ||||
| Libyan Arab Airlines | 15 | ||||
| Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano | 3 | 4 | Ceased operations in 2010 | ||
| Lufthansa | 27 | 30 | |||
| Mexicana de Aviación | 17 | 51 | |||
| National Airlines | 21 | 27 | Merged with Pan Am in 1980 | ||
| Nigeria Airways | 1 | 4 | |||
| Northeast Airlines | 8 | 13 | Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1972 | ||
| Northwest Airlines | 36 | 82 | Launch customer of 727-200 | ||
| Olympic Airways | 2 | 10 | |||
| Pacific Air Lines | 6 | Became Air West in 1968 | |||
| Pacific Southwest Airlines | 16 | 33 | |||
| Pan American World Airways | 46 | 105 | Ceased operations in 1991 | ||
| Republic Airlines | 22 | Merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986 | |||
| Royal Air Maroc | 9 | ||||
| PLUNA | 3 | ||||
| Sabena | 6 | 1 | |||
| Singapore Airlines | 6 | ||||
| Sterling Airways | 28 | ||||
| Southwest Airlines | 6 | Leased from Braniff International and People Express Airlines | |||
| South African Airways | 9 | ||||
| Syrian Air | 3 | ||||
| TAAG Angola Airlines | 1 | ||||
| TAP Air Portugal | 9 | 8 | Included aircraft operated by wholly owned subsidiary Air Atlantis | ||
| Transair Sweden | 4 | ||||
| Trans Australia Airlines | 7 | 15 | |||
| Trans Caribbean Airways | 3 | 2 | Acquired by American Airlines in 1971 | ||
| Trans International Airlines | 2 | ||||
| Trans World Airlines | 35 | 61 | |||
| Tunisair | 1 | 20 | |||
| Turkish Airlines | 12 | ||||
| United Airlines | 126 | 104 | |||
| Varig | 11 | ||||
| VASP | 2 | 13 | Ceased operations in 2005 | ||
| Wardair Canada | 1 | ||||
| Western Airlines | 48 | Merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 | |||
| World Airways | 12 | 3 | |||
| Yemen Airways | 3 | 9 | |||
List of operators who purchased or leased aircraft second-hand:
| Airline | Country | Photo | 100 | 200 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES Colombia | 12 | 7 | Ceased operations in 2003 | ||
| Aero Costa Rica | 1 | 3 | Ceased operations in 1997 | ||
| Aero República | 3 | ||||
| Aerocar Colombia | 1 | 1 | Ceased operations in 1995 | ||
| AeroGal | 2 | ||||
| AeroLatin | 1 | Ceased operations in 2000 | |||
| Aerolíneas Internacionales | 2 | 6 | Ceased operations in 2003 | ||
| Aerolíneas Latinas | 4 | Renamed to AeroLatin in 1995 | |||
| Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela | 8 | ||||
| Aerosucre | 4 | 5 | 3 aircraft are still in service | ||
| AeroSur | 7 | 13 | Ceased operations in 2012 | ||
| Aerotal | 6 | Ceased operations in 1983 | |||
| African Express Airways | 2 | ||||
| Air 1 | 9 | 3 | Ceased operations in 1985 | ||
| Air Alfa | 2 | ||||
| Air Atlanta | 5 | ||||
| Air Class Líneas Aéreas | 2 | 2 aircraft are still in service | |||
| Air Commerce | 2 | Leased from JAT Yugoslav Airlines | |||
| Air Dream | 1 | Ceased operations in 2007 | |||
| Air Florida | 2 | 5 | |||
| Air Gemini | 8 | 1 | |||
| Air Holland | 3 | ||||
| Air Horizon | 1 | Ceased operations in 2007 | |||
| Air Libya | 2 | ||||
| Air Macau | 3 | ||||
| Air Malta | 3 | 7 | |||
| Air Micronesia | 10 | 5 | Renamed to Continental Micronesia in 1989 | ||
| Air National | 1 | Ceased operations in 1984 | |||
| Air Nauru | 3 | ||||
| Air Niagara | 3 | Ceased operations in 1984 | |||
| Air Panamá Internacional | 8 | 2 | Ceased operations in 1990 | ||
| Air Vanuatu | 1 | ||||
| Al Rais Cargo | 2 | Ceased operations in 2008 | |||
| Albatros Airlines | 1 | Ceased operations in 1996 | |||
| Allied Air | 3 | ||||
| American Trans Air | 15 | 28 | |||
| Amerijet International | 11 | 22 | |||
| Angola Air Charter | 10 | ||||
| Asian Express Airlines | 2 | Renamed to Tasman Cargo Airlines in 2008 | |||
| Associated Aviation | 1 | ||||
| Astar Air Cargo | 2 | 9 | Ceased operations in 2012 | ||
| ATA Brasil | 1 | Ceased operations in 2006 | |||
| Av Atlantic | 1 | 5 | Ceased operations in 1996 | ||
| Avesca Colombia | 2 | Ceased operations in 1995 | |||
| Aviogenex[2][3] | 17 | ||||
| Azerbaijan Airlines | 4 | ||||
| Bahamas Express | 1 | Rebranded as Majestic Air in 1988 | |||
| Balkh Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Birgenair | 1 | Leased from Yemen Airways | |||
| Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı | 2 | Ceased operations in 1989 | |||
| Bosphorus Airways | 2 | Ceased operations in 1993 | |||
| Boston-Maine Airways | 3 | Ceased operations in 2008 | |||
| Braniff (1983-1990) | 34 | Ceased operations in 1989 | |||
| Braniff (1991-1992) | 2 | 11 | Ceased operations in 1992 | ||
| Capital Cargo International Airlines | 15 | Merged with Air Transport International in 2013 | |||
| Carnival Air Lines | 1 | 10 | Merged with Pan Am (1996-1998) in 1998 | ||
| Cayman Airways | 2 | 3 | |||
| Chanchangi Airlines | 8 | ||||
| Challenge Air Cargo | 1 | Leased from Air Panamá Internacional | |||
| Champion Air | 2 | 22 | Ceased operations in 2008 | ||
| Comair | 5 | Operated for British Airways | |||
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | 1 | ||||
| Continental Micronesia | 1 | 16 | |||
| Cosmos Air Cargo | 1 | ||||
| Custom Air Transport | 8 | Ceased operations in 2012 | |||
| Cyprus Turkish Airlines | 4 | ||||
| Dan-Air | 19 | 19 | Merged with British Airways in 1992 | ||
| DHL Airways | 11 | 9 | Rebraded as Astar Air Cargo in 2003 | ||
| DHL Aero Expreso | 2 | ||||
| DHL de Guatemala | 1 | ||||
| Emery Worldwide Airlines | 42 | 12 | |||
| Emirates | 3 | ||||
| European Air Transport | 7 | 10 | |||
| Evergreen International Airlines | 35 | ||||
| Express One International | 29 | 53 | |||
| Falcon Air Express | 14 | ||||
| First Air | 5 | 4 | |||
| Fly Linhas Aéreas | 2 | Ceased operations in 2003 | |||
| Frontier Horizon | 7 | ||||
| Germania | 2 | ||||
| Gulf Air Transport | 9 | 3 | |||
| HeavyLift Cargo Airlines | 4 | 3 | |||
| Hewa Bora Airways | 4 | 6 | |||
| Hinduja Cargo Services | 4 | Ceased operations in 2001 | |||
| Holiday Airlines | 1 | Ceased operations in 1996 | |||
| IFL Group | 3 | 3 aircraft are still in service | |||
| Imperial Air Cargo | 3 | Ceased operations in 2014 | |||
| Indonesian Airlines | 1 | Ceased operations in 2007 | |||
| Intercontinental de Aviación | 1 | ||||
| Iran Aseman Airlines | 10 | Last commercial operator | |||
| Ishtar Airlines | 1 | Operated by African Express Airways | |||
| Isleña Colombia | 1 | 3 | Ceased operations in 1994 | ||
| İstanbul Airlines | 11 | Ceased operations in 2000 | |||
| Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos | 4 | 2 | Ceased operations in 2000 | ||
| Jatayu Airlines | 8 | ||||
| JD Valenciana de Aviación | 2 | Ceased operations in 1994 | |||
| Jetair | 2 | Ceased operations in 1985 | |||
| K-Mile Air | 3 | ||||
| Kabo Air | 7 | 8 | |||
| Kalitta Charters | 4 | 14 | 6 aircraft are still in service | ||
| Kam Air | 1 | 5 | |||
| Key Airlines | 18 | 4 | Ceased operations in 1993 | ||
| KF Cargo | 14 | 29 | |||
| Kiwi International Air Lines | 22 | Ceased operations in 1999 | |||
| Korean Air | 5 | 12 | |||
| Ladeco | 6 | 20 | Merged with LAN-Chile in 1998 | ||
| LASER Airlines | 5 | ||||
| Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas | 3 | 5 | 4 aircraft are still in service | ||
| Majestic Air | 1 | Renamed to Carnival Air Lines in 1989 | |||
| Mali Air Transport | 1 | Operated by the Government of Mali | |||
| Mandala Airlines | 2 | ||||
| McClain Airlines | 4 | Ceased operations in 1987 | |||
| Megantara Air | 1 | Ceased operations in 2009 | |||
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | 2 | ||||
| MGM Grand Air | 3 | Rebranded as Champion Air in 2008 | |||
| Nationwide Airlines | 3 | Ceased operations in 2008 | |||
| Nesu Air | 1 | Leased from Kuwait Airways | |||
| Noble Air | 5 | ||||
| Northeastern International Airways | 5 | ||||
| Okada Air | 6 | Ceased operations in 1997 | |||
| Oman Air | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines | 1 | 1 | Ceased operations in 2010 | ||
| Pacific Interstate Airlines | 1 | Renamed to Pacific Inter Air in 1985 | |||
| Pacific Inter Air | 1 | Renamed to Bahamas Express in 1987 | |||
| Pacific Western Airlines | 2 | ||||
| Palestinian Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Pan American Airways (1998–2004) | 7 | Ceased operations in 2004 | |||
| Panagra Airways | 7 | Ceased operations in 1999 | |||
| Panavia | 1 | 1 | Ceased operations in 2006 | ||
| Payam Air | 2 | ||||
| People Express Airlines | 46 | Merged with Continental Airlines in 1987 | |||
| Philippine Airlines | 2 | 2 | |||
| Phoenix Airways | 5 | 1 | Ceased operations in 1995 | ||
| Piedmont Airlines | 8 | 34 | Merged with USAir in 1989 | ||
| Planet Airways | 1 | 6 | |||
| Pride Air | 3 | 6 | Ceased operations in 1985 | ||
| Private Jet Expeditions | 1 | 3 | |||
| Polynesian Airlines | 1 | Leased from Ansett Australia | |||
| Premier Airlines | 1 | 1 | Renamed to Asian Express Airlines in 1996 | ||
| Qatar Airways | 6 | ||||
| Quebecair | 1 | ||||
| Raya Airways | 3 | ||||
| Reeve Aleutian Airways | 2 | ||||
| Regent Air | 3 | ||||
| Rio Linhas Aéreas | 5 | Ceased operations in 2017 | |||
| Royal Brunei Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Royal Khmer Airlines | 1 | Ceased operations in 2007 | |||
| Royal Nepal Airlines | 5 | ||||
| SAETA | 2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2000 | ||
| SAM Colombia | 14 | 6 | |||
| SAN Ecuador | 2 | 1 | Ceased operations in 1999 | ||
| Santa Bárbara Airlines | 2 | ||||
| Scibe Airlift | 3 | Ceased operations in 1998 | |||
| Servivensa | 3 | 1 | Ceased operations in 2003 | ||
| Sideral Linhas Aéreas | 2 | Leased from Rio Linhas Aéreas | |||
| SKA Air and Logistics Uganda | 1 | 1 aircraft is still in service | |||
| Skybus Airlines (1985) | 3 | 4 | |||
| SNAS Aviation | 5 | Ceased operations in 2014 | |||
| Sol Air | 2 | Leased from Falcon Air Express | |||
| Solar Cargo | 1 | 1 aircraft is still in service | |||
| SonAir | 1 | ||||
| Sultan Air | 2 | Ceased operations in 1993 | |||
| Sun Country Airlines | 42 | ||||
| TAESA Lineas Aéreas | 14 | 2 | Ceased operations in 2000 | ||
| TAF Linhas Aéreas | 5 | Ceased operations in 2009 | |||
| Talia Airways | 2 | Ceased operations in 1988 | |||
| TAME | 3 | 6 | |||
| Tasman Cargo Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Tayfunair | 1 | ||||
| Teebah Airlines | 1 | Operated by Iraqi Airways | |||
| Trans Air Congo | 3 | 1 | |||
| TransAer International Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Transafrik International | 14 | 3 aircraft are still in service | |||
| Transbrasil | 22 | ||||
| Transmile Air Services | 17 | Rebranded as Raya Airways in 2014 | |||
| Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines | 1 | 1 | |||
| Trump Shuttle | 8 | 17 | Acquired by US Airways Shuttle in 1992 | ||
| Top Air | 4 | ||||
| Toros Air | 1 | 1 | Ceased operations in 1989 | ||
| Total Linhas Aéreas | 6 | 5 aircraft are still in service | |||
| TUR European Airways | 4 | 4 | Ceased operations in 1994 | ||
| UltrAir | 8 | Ceased operations in 1994 | |||
| UPS Airlines | 67 | 8 | |||
| US Airways | 7 | ||||
| US Airways Shuttle | 12 | ||||
| USAir | 12 | 64 | Renamed to US Airways in 1995 | ||
| Varig Logística | 2 | 4 | Ceased operations in 2012 | ||
| Viasa | 7 | Ceased operations in 1997 | |||
| Vietnam Airlines | 1 | ||||
| Vensecar Internacional | 3 | 3 | |||
| Western Pacific Airlines | 2 | Leased from Express One International | |||
| Wien Air Alaska | 6 | 1 | |||
| Wimbi Dira Airways | 1 | ||||
| Zuliana de Aviación | 2 | ||||
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.
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