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The fastest aircraft here

Ranked by maximum speed — where the supersonics leave everything else standing.

Military and supersonic figures are maximum speed; airliner figures are maximum operating speed, which is faster than the cruise they actually fly. Comparing them is unavoidable, so it is stated plainly.

1 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird3,529 km/h 2,193 mphRetired (1998) 2 North American XB-70 Valkyrie3,219 km/h 2,000 mphPreserved — 1 of 2 survives 3 Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound3,000 km/h 1,864 mphOut of production — in service 4 McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle2,655 km/h 1,650 mphIn production (F-15EX) — in service 5 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker2,500 km/h 1,553 mphOut of production — in service 6 Eurofighter Typhoon2,495 km/h 1,550 mphIn production — in service 7 Grumman F-14 Tomcat2,485 km/h 1,544 mphRetired from US service (2006) — in service with Iran 8 Saab JAS 39 Gripen2,470 km/h 1,535 mphIn production — in service 9 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor2,414 km/h 1,500 mphOut of production (2011) — in service 10 Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum2,400 km/h 1,491 mphOut of production — in service 11 Tupolev Tu-1442,285 km/h 1,420 mphRetired 12 Tupolev Tu-1602,220 km/h 1,379 mphIn service — production restarted 13 Concorde2,179 km/h 1,354 mphRetired 2003 14 Sukhoi Su-57 Felon2,135 km/h 1,327 mphIn production — in service 15 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon2,120 km/h 1,317 mphIn production — in service 16 Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon2,100 km/h 1,305 mphIn production — in service 17 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II1,930 km/h 1,199 mphIn production — in service 18 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet1,915 km/h 1,190 mphIn production — in service 19 Dassault Rafale1,912 km/h 1,188 mphIn production — in service 20 Rockwell B-1B Lancer1,335 km/h 830 mphOut of production (1988) — in service 21 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress1,047 km/h 651 mphIn service since 1955 — planned to 2050s 22 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk1,040 km/h 646 mphRetired from front-line service (2008) 23 Northrop B-2 Spirit1,010 km/h 628 mphOut of production (2000) — in service 24 Boeing 747988 km/h 614 mphOut of production (2023) — in service 25 Douglas DC-8965 km/h 600 mphRetired (a handful of specials) 26 Boeing 787 Dreamliner954 km/h 593 mphIn production 27 Boeing 727953 km/h 592 mphRetired from airline service 28 Boeing 777950 km/h 590 mphIn production (777X in certification) 29 Boeing 777X950 km/h 590 mphIn certification — deliveries expected 2027 30 Ilyushin Il-86950 km/h 590 mphRetired 31 Airbus A380945 km/h 587 mphOut of production (2021) — in service 32 Airbus A350945 km/h 587 mphIn production 33 McDonnell Douglas MD-11945 km/h 587 mphIn service (freighters) 34 Vickers VC10935 km/h 581 mphRetired 2013 35 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy919 km/h 571 mphIn service — USAF, modernised as C-5M 36 Boeing 757918 km/h 570 mphOut of production (2004) — in service 37 Airbus A340913 km/h 567 mphOut of production (2011) — in service 38 Airbus A330913 km/h 567 mphIn production (A330neo) 39 Boeing 767913 km/h 567 mphIn production (freighter/tanker) 40 McDonnell Douglas DC-10908 km/h 564 mphRetired (special missions) 41 Ilyushin Il-96900 km/h 559 mphIn limited service 42 Ilyushin Il-62900 km/h 559 mphNearly retired 43 Ilyushin Il-76900 km/h 559 mphIn production since 1971 44 Airbus A300897 km/h 557 mphOut of production (2007) — in service 45 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar890 km/h 553 mphRetired (one rocket launcher) 46 Boeing 747 Dreamlifter878 km/h 546 mphIn service — 4 built 47 Boeing 737876 km/h 544 mphIn production (MAX series) 48 Airbus A320 family871 km/h 541 mphIn production 49 Airbus A220871 km/h 541 mphIn production 50 Tupolev Tu-114870 km/h 541 mphRetired 51 Embraer E-Jet E2870 km/h 541 mphIn production 52 COMAC C919870 km/h 541 mphIn service — production ramping 53 Antonov An-124 Ruslan865 km/h 537 mphIn service 54 Antonov An-225 Mriya850 km/h 528 mphDestroyed (2022) — one built 55 Airbus Beluga850 km/h 528 mphIn service 56 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III830 km/h 516 mphIn service worldwide 57 Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady805 km/h 500 mphOut of production — in service 58 Honda HA-420 HondaJet782 km/h 486 mphIn production — Honda Aircraft Company 59 Antonov An-22 Antei740 km/h 460 mphRetired 60 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II706 km/h 439 mphOut of production (1984) — in service 61 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400667 km/h 414 mphIn service 62 Cirrus Vision Jet576 km/h 358 mphIn production — Cirrus Aircraft 63 ATR 72510 km/h 317 mphIn production 64 Bristol Brabazon483 km/h 300 mphPrototype only — scrapped 1953 65 Hughes H-4 Hercules402 km/h 250 mphPreserved — flew once, 1947 66 Diamond DA40285 km/h 177 mphIn production — Diamond Aircraft 67 Piper PA-28 Archer232 km/h 144 mphIn production — Piper Aircraft 68 Cessna 172 Skyhawk230 km/h 143 mphIn production — Textron Aviation

68 aircraft ranked · every figure sourced on its own page · last verified 2026-07-14

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