The heaviest aircraft ever built
Ranked by maximum take-off weight — the total mass an aircraft is certified to lift off the runway.
Open the board →Length is the record that tells the most stories. The top of this list is a graveyard of ambition: the An-225 destroyed in war after a life of world records, the Spruce Goose that flew for under a minute, Concorde and the Tu-144 racing each other into retirement. And the contest is still live — when the 777-9 enters service it will become the longest airliner ever to carry passengers, at 76.72 metres.
Lengths are manufacturer figures for the longest variant named in each row. Aircraft covered in depth on this site are linked.
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1
Antonov An-225 Mriya84.00 m · 275 ft 7 in
1988Destroyed 2022 — one built
2
Boeing 777-976.72 m · 251 ft 8 in
2020In certification
3
Boeing 747-876.25 m · 250 ft 2 in
2010In service
4
Airbus A340-60075.36 m · 247 ft 3 in
2001In service
5
Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy75.31 m · 247 ft 1 in
1968In service (military)
6
Boeing 777-300ER73.86 m · 242 ft 4 in
2003In service
7
Airbus A350-100073.79 m · 242 ft 1 in
2016In production
8
Airbus A380-80072.72 m · 238 ft 7 in
2005In service
9
Boeing 747 Dreamlifter71.68 m · 235 ft 2 in
2006In service (outsize freighter)
10
Boeing 747-100 to -40070.66 m · 231 ft 10 in
1969In service
11
Boeing 777-869.79 m · 229 ft 0 in
—In development
12
Antonov An-124 Ruslan69.10 m · 226 ft 8 in
1982In service
13
Boeing 787-1068.28 m · 224 ft 0 in
2017In production
14
Airbus A340-50067.93 m · 222 ft 10 in
2002In service (few)
15
Airbus A350-90066.80 m · 219 ft 2 in
2013In production
16
Hughes H-4 Hercules 'Spruce Goose'66.65 m · 218 ft 8 in
1947Preserved — flew once
17
Tupolev Tu-14465.70 m · 215 ft 7 in
1968Retired — first supersonic airliner
18
Ilyushin Il-96-40063.94 m · 209 ft 9 in
1997In service (limited)
19
Boeing 777-200 / -200ER / -200LR / 777F63.73 m · 209 ft 1 in
1994In service
20
Airbus A340-30063.69 m · 208 ft 11 in
1991In service
21
Airbus A330-300 / A330-90063.66 m · 208 ft 10 in
1992In production
22
Airbus BelugaXL63.10 m · 207 ft 0 in
2018In service (outsize freighter)
23
Boeing 787-962.81 m · 206 ft 1 in
2013In production
24
Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde61.66 m · 202 ft 4 in
1969Retired 2003
25
McDonnell Douglas MD-1161.62 m · 202 ft 2 in
1990In service (freighters)
26
Boeing 767-400ER61.37 m · 201 ft 4 in
1999In service
27
Ilyushin Il-8659.54 m · 195 ft 4 in
1976Retired
28
Airbus A330-20058.82 m · 193 ft 0 in
1997In production
29
Antonov An-22 Antei57.92 m · 190 ft 0 in
1965Retired — largest turboprop ever
30
Douglas DC-8-61 / -6357.12 m · 187 ft 5 in
1966Retired
31
Boeing 787-856.72 m · 186 ft 1 in
2009In production
32
North American XB-70 Valkyrie56.62 m · 185 ft 9 in
1964Experimental — preserved
33
Boeing 747SP56.31 m · 184 ft 9 in
1975In service (VIP, few)
34
Airbus Beluga ST56.15 m · 184 ft 3 in
1994In service (outsize freighter)
35
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 / KC-1055.50 m · 182 ft 1 in
1970Retired 2024 (KC-10)
36
Ilyushin Il-96-30055.35 m · 181 ft 7 in
1988In service (limited)
37
Boeing 767-300 / -300ER54.94 m · 180 ft 3 in
1986In service
38
Boeing 757-30054.47 m · 178 ft 8 in
1998In service
39
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar54.17 m · 177 ft 9 in
1970Retired
40
Tupolev Tu-16054.10 m · 177 ft 6 in
1981In service — longest combat aircraft
41
Tupolev Tu-11454.10 m · 177 ft 6 in
1957Retired
42
Airbus A300-60054.08 m · 177 ft 5 in
1983In service (freighters)
43
Bristol Brabazon53.95 m · 177 ft 0 in
1949Prototype only — scrapped
44
Ilyushin Il-6253.12 m · 174 ft 3 in
1963Retired (few government)
45
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III53.04 m · 174 ft 0 in
1991In service (military)
46
Vickers Super VC1052.32 m · 171 ft 8 in
1964Retired
47
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus50.50 m · 165 ft 8 in
2014In service (military)
48
Boeing 767-20048.51 m · 159 ft 2 in
1981In service (freight/military)
49
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress48.50 m · 159 ft 1 in
1952In service since 1955
50
Ilyushin Il-7646.59 m · 152 ft 10 in
1971In service
Compiled by aircraft.fyi from manufacturer specifications, verified 2026-07-14.
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