Technology has changed our lives for ever, including those of us who are spotters and Fokker F-28 enthusiasts. The internet provides us with new tools to discover, learn and track movements and developments directly from our desks, whether using a laptop or a desktop PC. Thanks to applications such as Google Earth and Google Maps, with its Street View feature, we can carry out regular surveys to establish the current status of the Fellowship aircraft that have been preserved, as well as those that have not yet been completely dismantled.
America
Argentina is undoubtedly one of the countries with the largest number of surviving F-28s, with a total of ten examples.
The National Aeronautical Museum (MNA), located at Morón Airport, keeps the Fokker F-28 Mk.1000 T-03 (msn. 11028) in excellent condition. The aircraft formerly served as a presidential transport.
Two other institutions preserve F-28 Mk.3000s that once belonged to Argentine Naval Aviation.
The National Malvinas Museum (MUNAM), in Oliva, Córdoba Province, houses 0741/5-T-20 (msn. 11145) (32° 02’ 24.92” S – 63° 34’ 23.16” W). Meanwhile, 0742/5-T-21 (msn. 11150) is preserved at the Naval Aviation Museum, at Comandante Espora Naval Air Base. This was the last F-28 to fly with the Argentine Navy and was withdrawn from service in 2016 (38° 44’ 05.05” S – 62° 09’ 48.32” S).
The F-28 Mk.3000VIP 0740/5-T-10 (msn. 11147), which also belonged to Argentine Naval Aviation, remains parked at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires Province. It is currently used by firefighters for fire-extinguishing training exercises (34° 38’ 33.66” S – 58° 31’ 46.35” W). Its state of preservation leaves much to be desired.
Two F-28 Mk.1000Cs belonging to the Argentine Air Force remain out of service at the facilities of the Argentine Aircraft Factory (FAdeA), adjacent to the Military Aviation School in the city of Córdoba. They are TC-54 (msn. 11018) and TC-55 (msn. 11024) (31° 26’ 39.36” S – 64° 15’ 38.36” W).
El Palomar Air Base, the F-28s' traditional home with the Argentine Air Force, is home to the Fellowship aircraft T-50 (msn. 11048) (34° 36’ 51.67” S – 58° 36’ 20.29” W), TC-52 (msn. 11074), T-51 (F-28 Mk.4000, msn. 11203) and TC-53 (msn. 11020) (34° 36’ 39.68” S – 58° 36’ 10.80” W).
An image from the past, Saskatoon, 14Oct2023. We thank Arnold Bejeman, who helped us identify some of them.
Canada: Until the last week of August 2026, Canada was the country with the largest number of surviving F-28s, with a total of 16 Fellowship aircraft, and Saskatoon was undoubtedly a veritable paradise for enthusiasts of the type! However, within just a few days, the twelve Mk.1000s that had remained parked there for 24 years were completely scrapped.
At Lethbridge Airport, Alberta, the Time Air Historic Society (TAHS) preserves F-28 Mk.1000 C-FTAV (msn. 11106) (49° 38’ 17.97” N – 112° 47’ 37.51” W).
At Vancouver Airport, F-28 Mk.1000 C-FCRZ (msn. 11061) remains parked and is used for fire-extinguishing training. An image dated 06Nov2024 shows it on the apron, sharing the space with other aircraft (49° 11’ 55.32” N – 123° 11’ 22.89” W).
In Alberta, C-GTIZ (msn. 11099), an F-28 Mk.1000C, is preserved in a rural area near Innisfail, at the corner of Township Road 350 and Range Road 284, according to an image dated 18Jun2026 (51° 58’ 04.69” N – 113° 55’ 28.81” W). Affectionately known as “Tizzy”, it wears a colour scheme known as “Proud Wings Poultry”.
Another F-28 is preserved in a rural area near Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. This is C-GYCR (msn. 11050), which, like C-GTIZ, was acquired by a private individual (50° 39’ 37” N – 113° 28’ 48” W). The available image dates from 02Jul2025.
At Calgary Airport, C-FTAY (msn. 11084) remains parked out of service. During one of his visits to Canada, this aircraft carried Pope John Paul II within Canadian territory; for this reason, it bears the Vatican flag in its paint scheme. It shares the area with several Dash 8s and Bombardier Regional Jets, also out of service. An image dated 08Jul2024 documents its presence (51° 06’ 46.03” N – 114° 00’ 41.24” W). According to the information we have been able to obtain, “Foxtrot Tango Alfa Yankee” was acquired by the owner of C-GYCR, who is arranging its transfer to Okotoks.
C-FTAY at Calgary (streetview)
United States: Only one F-28 is preserved in the United States: N500WN (msn. 11016), a former Fairchild demonstrator aircraft previously registered as N281FH. The aircraft is located in Las Vegas, at Casa de Shenandoah, Wayne Newton's former residence, which forms part of the site's tourist attractions, in the area of Pecos Road and Sunset Road (36° 04’ 16.25” N – 115° 06’ 14.29” W).
Colombia: Two F-28s are located at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. One is FAC0002 (msn. 11992), which was withdrawn from service in December 2023. The other is FAC1041 (msn. 11162), an Mk.3000 that remains in service. An image dated 10Jun2026 documents the presence of the latter (4° 42’ 08.36” N – 74° 08’ 50.64” W).
Ecuador: Two F-28 Mk.4000s survive in Ecuador. One is particularly striking, as its fin was shortened and the aircraft was originally mounted on a raft. It is now on dry land, on the banks of the Napo River, beside the bridge in the city of El Coca. It is HC-CDA (msn. 11230). Although the available image dates from 23Oct2024, we assume that the aircraft remains in the same location (0° 28’ 16.35” S – 70° 58’ 43.06” W).
The other surviving example is HC-CDT (msn. 11222). It was initially installed in a special section of the garden at the Hotel Rumipamba de las Rosas in Salcedo. It was subsequently dismantled and moved to the city of Santa Isabel, Azuay Province (3° 16’ 49.41” S – 79° 19’ 09.49” W). Google Street View imagery from October 2025 shows that it was installed on a rocky outcrop on the grounds of the Chirimoya Night Club in Santa Isabel.
Twenty Fellowship aircraft survive across the American continent, in varying states of preservation.
Europe
Two Fellowship aircraft are preserved in the Netherlands. The nose section of the second prototype, PH-WEV (msn. 11002), is preserved at Schiphol. Meanwhile, PH-CHN (msn. 11176) is located at Aviolanda, where it is used for technical staff training.
In Bodø, Norway, the F-28 Mk.1000 LN-SUC (msn. 11009) is preserved in a museum. It is one of the oldest surviving Fellowship aircraft, having made its first flight in January 1969. In the Netherlands, by contrast, only the nose section of the second prototype survives.
In total, three complete or partial examples survive on the European continent.
Africa
One of the most emblematic examples is undoubtedly TZ-ASH (msn. 11003), formerly PH-MOL, which survives in Bamako, Mali. An attempt to “rescue” the aircraft in 2018 failed, but it remains there. The most recent image we were able to locate dates from 6 April 2025 (12° 32’ 42.49” N – 7° 56’ 25.99” W).
At Lomé Airport, Togo, TU-TGW (msn. 11047) remains parked. Although the Google Earth image dates from September 2024, the aircraft was photographed again by Clive Hindmarch on 7 March 2026 (6° 10’ 32.04” N – 1° 15’ 28.11” E).
A Google Earth image dated 09Mar2025 documents that the Ghana Air Force F-28 Mk.3000 G530 (msn. 11125) remained parked at Accra International Airport, the country's capital (5° 36’ 06.14” N – 0° 09’ 46.07” W).
In a rural area near Riara Ridge, Kenya, the F-28 Mk.4000 5Y-JLA (msn. 11093) is preserved. It was originally an Mk.6000 and was subsequently converted to the Mk.4000 configuration. An image dated 05Jan2026 shows it alongside a Boeing 737-200 (1° 06’ 51.80” S – 36° 44’ 19.26” S).
TN-BEH (cn.11128) at Bloemfontein, South Africa.
In Bloemfontein, South Africa, the F-28 Mk.4000 TN-BEH (msn. 11128) is preserved on an apron alongside Frans Kelyhans Avenue, according to an image dated 22Feb2025 (29° 03’ 38.43” S – 26° 10’ 11.51” E).
Three F-28 fuselages are preserved in Songon-Dagbé, Ivory Coast. One is 3C-LLF (msn. 11073), an Mk.1000 that belonged to GETRA, documented in photographs dated 04Jan2023 and May 2025, available on Google Maps. The other two are XT-FZP (msn. 11185), which operated with Air Burkina, and 3C-LBP (msn. 11126) (5° 17’ 55.01” N – 4° 14’ 07.41” W). The most recent available image dates from May 2025 and was published on Google Maps.
At N’Djamena Airport, Chad, TT-EAS (msn. 11204), which operated with Toumaï Air Tchad, remains parked out of service. This is documented by an image dated 30May2026 (12° 07’ 53.07” N – 15° 02’ 06.35” E).
An image of Nairobi, Kenya, dated 09Jan2026, documents that the F-28 Mk.4000 5Y-EEE (msn. 11229), which operated with FlySax until March 2018, remains parked there out of service (1° 18’ 57.14” S – 36° 55’ 35.53” E).
At Malabo International Airport, Equatorial Guinea, the F-28 Mk.4000 3C-GWC (msn. 11238) continues to withstand the passage of time, awaiting its still-uncertain final fate. The aircraft appears in an image dated 15Nov2025 (3° 44’ 55.98” N – 8° 41’ 45.84” E).
At Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa, as of 27Jul2026, only the fuselage of the F-28 Mk.4000 5N-NCZ (msn. 11241), the last F-28 ever built, remained (26° 08’ 26.83” S – 28° 15’ 41.82” E).
Another example is preserved at the National Museum of Tanzania. This is Mk.3000 5H-CCM (msn. 11137), which belonged to the Tanzanian Government and whose presence can be seen in an image dated 08Aug2026 (6° 48’ 47.22” S – 39° 47’ 42.22” E).
Three Fokker F-28 Mk.4000s that belonged to Libyan Arab Airlines languish at the former facilities of Libya's national airline, at Qaser Bin Gashir Airport, near Tripoli. YU-AOJ (msn. 11187, formerly 5A-DTI) and 5A-DTH (msn. 11140) are parked next to each other (32° 40’ 33.66” N – 13° 09’ 08.22” E). Further away is 5A-DLW (msn. 11194) (32° 40’ 50.58” N – 13° 09’ 42.71” E). The available images date from 10Mar2025.
Africa has a total of sixteen surviving Fellowship aircraft, in varying states of preservation.
Asia
Iran: still has several F-28s that flew with Iran Aseman Airlines. One is located in the city of Qom, beside Ghadir Park. This is EP-PAZ (msn. 11104), which remains semi-abandoned. A photograph dated 25Nov2025 shows it at that location (34° 33’ 48.65” N – 50° 46’ 58.29” E).
The F-28 Mk.4000 EP-ASE (msn. 11135) is preserved at the Tehran Aerospace Museum, where its presence is still documented in an image dated 26Feb2026 (35° 42’ 48.11” N – 51° 17’ 33.33” E).
EP-ASE (cn.11135), Google Maps.
At the Faculty and Institute of Civil Aviation of Iran, next to Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, the F-28 Mk.4000 EP-PAU (msn. 11166) is preserved. An image dated 26Feb2026 documents its presence (35° 41’ 42.03” N – 51° 19’ 52.91” E).
Another example survives on Kish Island, installed at the Toranj Hotel. This is EP-ASF, another F-28 Mk.4000 that was initially intended to be sunk and used as a diving school. However, as can be seen in a photograph dated 08Dec2024, the aircraft ended up being installed beside the hotel (26° 33’ 53.20” N – 53° 55’ 25.08” E).
In total, four F-28s remain in Iranian territory.
Southeast Asia (Myanmar and Bangladesh): In the Republic of Myanmar, formerly Burma, four F-28s that operated with Myanma Airways are preserved.
One is the Mk.4000 XY-ADW (msn. 11114), located at the Sky Palace Hotel and Coffee in Nay Pyi Taw, as documented by an image dated 20Feb2025.
Another is preserved at the Defence Services Museum, also in Nay Pyi Taw. This is XY-AGH (msn. 11161), recorded in an image dated 21Apr2023 (19° 53’ 40.83” N – 96° 15’ 13.97” E).
XY-AGA (msn. 11232) is located at the Civil Aviation Training Institute, at Yangon International Airport, on Yangon Airport Road (16° 53’ 40.74” N – 96° 07’ 49.85” E). The available image dates from 17Feb2025.
Meanwhile, XY-AGB (msn. 11184) is preserved near Yangon International Airport, beside Radio Station Road, on the grounds of the Foyer 28 restaurant (16° 52’ 26.92” N – 96° 08’ 46.55” E).
Until 27Mar2025, another example was preserved at Dhaka International Airport, Bangladesh, beside one of Biman Bangladesh Airlines' hangars. It was subsequently moved to another location, where it remains parked alongside other aircraft, according to an image dated 17Feb2026. This is the F-28 Mk.4000 S2-ACW (msn. 11148) (23° 01’ 25.02” N – 90° 23’ 44.01” E).
XY-AGB (cn.11184), Myanmar (ex Birmania)
Another survivor is the F-28 Mk.4000 S2-ACV (msn. 11124), located in Uttara West, Dhaka, near the Galacticos Sports Pavilion. The aircraft is believed to belong to the Bangladesh Institute of Aviation, although it remains dismantled and abandoned (23° 52’ 27.87” N – 90° 21’ 58.69” E).
In summary, six Fellowship aircraft continue to withstand the passage of time in Myanmar and Bangladesh, within the Southeast Asian region.
Indonesia: The F-28 PK-PJS (msn. 11030), which flew with Pelita Air, is located in the KidZania theme park, inside the Pacific Place shopping centre in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Several F-28s belonging to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) are preserved at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Indonesia. One is A-2802 (Mk.3000, msn. 11113) (6° 15’ 42.63” S – 106° 15’ 42.73” E). Two others remain parked in a remote section of the same base: A-2804 (Mk.4000, msn. 11234) and A-2803 (Mk.3000R, msn. 11117). Images of these aircraft date from 16Mar2026 (6° 15’ 09.50” S – 106° 53’ 46.80” E; 6° 15’ 57.94” S – 106° 53’ 49.54” E).
These photographs also show A-2801 (msn. 11042), which was subsequently moved to the Dirgantara Mandala Central Air Force Museum in Yogyakarta. An image dated 08Aug2026 documents its presence there (7° 47’ 21.10” S – 110° 25’ 02.91” E).
At Hussein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, Indonesia, PK-NAM (msn. 11142) remains parked, as can be seen in an image dated 16Jul2026 (6° 54’ 04.17” S – 107° 34’ 25.66” E).
Another F-28 Mk.4000 is preserved at the Merpati base at Surabaya Airport: PK-MGK (msn. 11188), used by the Merpati Training Centre. An image dated 02Sep2026 documents its presence (7° 22’ 46.39” S – 112° 45’ 58.81” E).
At Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, PK-MGI (msn. 11174) survives, parked in the Garuda Indonesia Airlines maintenance area, according to an image dated 25May2026 (6° 07’ 59.15” S – 106° 38’ 39.79” E).
PK-MGJ (msn. 11175) is preserved at Baturraden Park, in Baturraden, approximately 15 km north of Purwokerto, Indonesia. This is documented by an image dated 16Jul2025 (7° 18’ 49.01” S – 109° 13’ 44.90” E).
In Magelang, approximately 45 km from Yogyakarta, the F-28 Mk.4000 PK-GKV (msn. 11211) is preserved. The available image dates from 28Aug2026 (7° 29’ 05.85” N – 110° 12’ 34.56” E).
An F-28 Mk.4000 with a rather unusual configuration is preserved at the Police Academy in the city of Semarang. This is PK-GKR (msn. 11202), which has had its engines installed beneath the wings. An image dated 23Aug2026 shows this unusual modification (7° 01’ 07.63” S – 110° 24’ 35.50” E).
There are two other F-28s whose identities we have been unable to establish. One is the forward fuselage of a Citilink Mk.3000, which survives in Bogor Udik. The other is a nose section installed beside a building at Jl. Damai 41 Wonorejo, in Sariharjo, Yogyakarta, where The Captain restaurant and lounge once operated. The establishment is now closed. The available image dates from February 2026.
Taking all these aircraft and the significant sections that survive into account, a total of thirteen F-28s remain preserved in Indonesia.
Oceania
Few F-28s survive in Australia. One is the fuselage of the F-28 Mk.4000 VH-FKJ (msn. 11186), which has its wings cut off and its fin without horizontal stabilisers. An image dated 16Oct2023 documents its condition (37° 39’ 48.27” S – 144° 49’ 05.34” E).
In Papua New Guinea, two F-28 Mk.4000s have been identified parked next to each other: P2-ANS (msn. 11195) and P2-ANI (msn. 11223), according to a photograph dated 29Mar2025 (9° 25’ 35.83” S – 147° 12’ 53.60” E).
Worldwide, we have been able to identify approximately 63 Fokker F-28s in varying states of preservation. This is a significant figure when compared with the total of 243 aircraft built.
Unidentified
A "Shark" F-28 at Yoggykarta (google streetview)
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