Exhibit 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) of AIRFUND II International Limited Partnership of our report dated March
10, 1998, included in the 1997 Annual Report to the Partners of AIRFUND II
International Limited Partnership.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 10, 1998