Our Fleet
Skywest operates a combined fleet of Fokker 50 and Fokker 100 jet aircraft
The Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is an 100-seat, modern jet aircraft with all the features expected in an aircraft of this class, including air conditioning, ample baggage space, the most spacious economy legroom of any Australian airline and full in-flight catering facilities.
Maximum economical cruise speed is 760 km/h, which together with an unrestricted climb to its maximum cruise altitude of 35,000 feet allows this jet to offer a service standard second to none. The Fokker 100 also has the smallest noise footprint of any jet aircraft in its class.
General Characteristics
- Two Rolls-Royce Tay engines, 6,849kg thrust each with thrust reversal.
- Dual Channel Automatic Flight Control and Augmentation System (AFCAS).
- Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS).
- Multi Function Display System (MFDS).
- Flight Management System (FMS).
- Flight Warning System (FWS).
- Fail Operative Cat.IIIB auto-land with rollout guidance.
Dimensions & Specifications
- Overall Length - 35.53m
- Height - 8.50m
- Span - 28.08m
- Cabin Width - 3.10m
- Cabin Height - 2.01m
- Baggage Compartment Volume - 16.72cubic metres (total)
- Maximum Ramp Weight - 46,040kg
- Maximum Takeoff Weight - 45,813kg
- Maximum Landing Weight - 39,916kg
- Maximum Zero Fuel Weight - 36,741kg
- Basic Operating Weight - 24,727kg
- Maximum Payload - 11,993kg
- Maximum Usable Fuel - 13,405ltr
- Maximum Operating Altitude - 10,667m (35,000ft)
- Maximum Crusing Speed - 462kts (856km/hr)
The Fokker 50
The Fokker 50 aircraft is a 46-seat, pressurised twin turboprop airliner featuring high cruise speed. The Fokker 50 aircraft ensures a high level of comfort including air-conditioning, ample cabin baggage space, the most spacious economy legroom of any Australian airline, and full inflight catering facilities.
This aircraft are ideally suited to WA operating conditions offering a fast, efficient and comfortable service, with the best payload/range characteristics in its class.
The high winged design is also well suited to gravel runways in the more remote locations.
General Characteristics :
- Two Pratt & Whitney PW 125B turboprop engines delivering 2500 SHP each.
- Dowty Rotol six bladed propellers, auto feathering, reversible pitch and constant speed type.
Dimensions & Specifications:
- Overall Length - 25.19m
- Height - 8.77m
- Span - 29.0m
- Cabin Width - 2.5m
- Cabin Height - 1.96m
- Baggage Compartment Volume - 6.38cubic metres (total)
- Maximum Ramp Weight - 20,865kg
- Maximum Takeoff Weight - 20,820kg
- Maximum Landing Weight - 19,730kg
- Maximum Zero Fuel Weight - 18,600kg
- Basic Operating Weight - 13,650kg
- Maximum Payload - 4,950kg
- Maximum Usable Fuel - 4,050 kg
- Cargo Compartment Capacity - 1,315kg (total)
- Maximum Cruise Speed - 260 kts (468kph)
- Maximum Operating Altitude - 25,000 Ft
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