ATR 72-500
A twin-engine turboprop for short regional routes; the series before the ATR 72-600.
- LENGTH
- 27.166 m
- WINGSPAN
- 27.05 m
- RANGE
- 772 nm
- TYPICAL SEATS
- 68 (standard configuration)
ATR 72-500 aircraft in service with the low-cost airlines we list.
flown by 2 low-cost airlines
Low-cost airlines flying the ATR 72-500
Ranked by aircraft in service. Share is this type as a percentage of each airline's whole fleet.
As of July 2026Source: LowFaresAirline fleet database- 1Wings Air23% of fleetAs of July 2026Wikipedia fleet table18 in service23% of fleetProfile →
- 2Firefly64% of fleetAs of July 2026Wikipedia fleet table9 in service64% of fleetProfile →
Not counted above: 67 ATR 72 family aircraft at IndiGo (“ATR 72”, 44) and Azul (“ATR 72”, 23), whose sources don’t say which type they are. They count in the ATR 72 family and ATR totals only.
How many seats each airline fits
Seat counts each airline publishes for its ATR 72-500. The amber dashed line marks ATR's typical 68. Bars start at 60 seats.
More in the ATR 72 family
ATR 72-500 questions
Which low-cost airlines fly the ATR 72-500?
2 of the low-cost airlines we list fly it (figures dated July 2026). Wings Air has the most, 18, followed by Firefly (9). The full ranked list is above, with each airline's source.
How many seats does a low-cost ATR 72-500 have?
72 seats across the 1 airline configuration we have sourced. ATR's typical layout is 68 (standard configuration) seats. Each figure above shows its source and the date it was checked.
How big is the ATR 72-500?
ATR gives it as 27.166 m long, 27.05 m across the wings and a range of 772 nautical miles (range with maximum passengers; atr gives it in nautical miles only). Source: ATR 72-500 fact sheet, read 25 October 2026.
Which other ATR 72 family aircraft do low-cost airlines fly?
the ATR 72-600 (59). Each has its own page ranking the airlines that fly it.
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