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ATR 42 / 72
ATR (Airbus / Leonardo) · First flight 1988 · in service since 1989
Seats
48–78
Range (nmi)
≈825 (72-600)
Cruise
≈275 kt
Wingspan
27.1 m (72)
Length
27.2 m (72)
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127
Variants
ATR 42-600, ATR 72-600
How to spot one
- ✓High straight wing with the main gear tucked into a belly fairing — spindly and short
- ✓T-tail with a distinctive forward-swept fin fillet
- ✓Boards through the rear door; the front door is for cargo
- ✓Nose-high sit on the ground, as if it's already flaring to land
The world's best-selling regional turboprop and the quiet workhorse of island-hopping and short-haul flying from the Maldives to the Scottish Highlands. The ATR philosophy is ruthless efficiency: modest speed, minimal fuel, unbeatable seat costs on routes under an hour. Where there's a short runway and a thin route anywhere in Asia or the Pacific, there is almost certainly an ATR serving it.
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