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The heaviest aircraft ever built

Ranked by maximum take-off weight — the total mass an aircraft is certified to lift off the runway.

MTOW is the honest measure of an aircraft’s lifting power: structure, fuel and payload combined. Figures are the highest certified weight for each type.

1 Antonov An-225 Mriya640 t 640,000 kgDestroyed (2022) — one built 2 Airbus A380575 t 575,000 kgOut of production (2021) — in service 3 Boeing 747448 t 447,700 kgOut of production (2023) — in service 4 Antonov An-124 Ruslan402 t 402,000 kgIn service 5 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy381 t 381,024 kgIn service — USAF, modernised as C-5M 6 Airbus A340380 t 380,000 kgOut of production (2011) — in service 7 Boeing 747 Dreamlifter364 t 364,235 kgIn service — 4 built 8 Boeing 777352 t 351,533 kgIn production (777X in certification) 9 Boeing 777X352 t 351,533 kgIn certification — deliveries expected 2027 10 Airbus A350322 t 322,000 kgIn production 11 McDonnell Douglas MD-11286 t 286,000 kgIn service (freighters) 12 Tupolev Tu-160275 t 275,000 kgIn service — production restarted 13 Ilyushin Il-96270 t 270,000 kgIn limited service 14 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III265 t 265,352 kgIn service worldwide 15 McDonnell Douglas DC-10259 t 259,450 kgRetired (special missions) 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliner254 t 254,011 kgIn production 17 Airbus A330251 t 251,000 kgIn production (A330neo) 18 Antonov An-22 Antei250 t 250,000 kgRetired 19 North American XB-70 Valkyrie246 t 246,365 kgPreserved — 1 of 2 survives 20 Airbus Beluga227 t 227,000 kgIn service 21 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress220 t 219,600 kgIn service since 1955 — planned to 2050s 22 Rockwell B-1B Lancer216 t 216,400 kgOut of production (1988) — in service 23 Ilyushin Il-86215 t 215,000 kgRetired 24 Tupolev Tu-144207 t 207,000 kgRetired 25 Boeing 767204 t 204,116 kgIn production (freighter/tanker) 26 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar195 t 195,045 kgRetired (one rocket launcher) 27 Ilyushin Il-76195 t 195,000 kgIn production since 1971 28 Concorde185 t 185,070 kgRetired 2003 29 Hughes H-4 Hercules180 t 180,000 kgPreserved — flew once, 1947 30 Tupolev Tu-114175 t 175,000 kgRetired 31 Airbus A300172 t 171,700 kgOut of production (2007) — in service 32 Northrop B-2 Spirit171 t 170,600 kgOut of production (2000) — in service 33 Ilyushin Il-62165 t 165,000 kgNearly retired 34 Douglas DC-8159 t 158,757 kgRetired (a handful of specials) 35 Vickers VC10152 t 151,900 kgRetired 2013 36 Bristol Brabazon132 t 131,542 kgPrototype only — scrapped 1953 37 Boeing 757124 t 123,830 kgOut of production (2004) — in service 38 Airbus A320 family97 t 97,000 kgIn production 39 Boeing 72795 t 95,028 kgRetired from airline service 40 Boeing 73782 t 82,191 kgIn production (MAX series) 41 COMAC C91977 t 77,300 kgIn service — production ramping 42 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird77 t 77,111 kgRetired (1998) 43 Airbus A22071 t 70,900 kgIn production 44 Embraer E-Jet E262 t 61,500 kgIn production 45 Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound46 t 46,200 kgOut of production — in service 46 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor38 t 38,000 kgOut of production (2011) — in service 47 Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon37 t 37,000 kgIn production — in service 48 Sukhoi Su-57 Felon35 t 35,000 kgIn production — in service 49 Grumman F-14 Tomcat34 t 33,720 kgRetired from US service (2006) — in service with Iran 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II32 t 31,800 kgIn production — in service 51 McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle31 t 30,845 kgIn production (F-15EX) — in service 52 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-40030 t 30,481 kgIn service 53 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker30 t 30,450 kgOut of production — in service 54 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet30 t 29,937 kgIn production — in service 55 Dassault Rafale25 t 24,500 kgIn production — in service 56 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk24 t 23,814 kgRetired from front-line service (2008) 57 Eurofighter Typhoon24 t 23,500 kgIn production — in service 58 ATR 7223 t 23,000 kgIn production 59 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II23 t 23,000 kgOut of production (1984) — in service 60 Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum20 t 20,000 kgOut of production — in service 61 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon19 t 19,200 kgIn production — in service 62 Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady19 t 18,600 kgOut of production — in service 63 Saab JAS 39 Gripen17 t 16,500 kgIn production — in service 64 Honda HA-420 HondaJet5 t 4,854 kgIn production — Honda Aircraft Company 65 Cirrus Vision Jet3 t 2,722 kgIn production — Cirrus Aircraft 66 Diamond DA401 t 1,310 kgIn production — Diamond Aircraft 67 Cessna 172 Skyhawk1 t 1,157 kgIn production — Textron Aviation 68 Piper PA-28 Archer1 t 1,157 kgIn production — Piper Aircraft

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

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