About the Boeing 727-200
The longer fuselage gave airlines more cabin space than the 727-100. The -200 kept the 727 family’s three-engine arrangement, with two engines beside the rear fuselage and an intake at the base of the tail for the center engine.
Seating capacity
Boeing’s history describes the 727-200 as carrying up to 189 passengers. That figure is for the passenger version. The seat count of a particular aircraft depends on how its operator arranged the cabin.
Cabin layout
Boeing’s cabin cross-section shows one aisle with three seats on each side in the six-abreast example. On a full row in that layout, the seat between the window and aisle positions is a middle seat. The cabin cross-section shows the arrangement across a row. Use an operator’s seat plan for the number and position of rows.
How to recognize a Boeing 727-200
Look for the two engines beside the tail and the center intake below the high horizontal tail. Those features identify the 727 family. The -200’s longer fuselage helps distinguish it from the -100 when comparing side views at the same scale. A registration can confirm the exact variant.
Variants and related aircraft
The FAA lists the 727-200 under B722 and the 727-100 under B721. Boeing also produced the 727-200F for freight. Its main deck serves a different purpose from the passenger cabin described here.
Frequently asked questions
Does every Boeing 727-200 have 189 seats?
Boeing gives 189 as an upper passenger figure in its historical overview. Individual layouts can have fewer seats, depending on the operator.
What does 727-200F mean?
It identifies a freighter version of the 727-200. Boeing records the last 727 delivery as a -200F.