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A size comparison between four of the largest aircraft. Click to enlarge.

Ranges and payloads for various large airplanes

Short list of operational Very Large Airplanes with more than 416 passengers or 100 tons load capacity.
A few airplanes with special characteristics are also included. For a more complete list of aircraft (planes and rotorcraft, past and future), see List of large aircraft

Fixed-wing

Civilian

Aircraft	First flight	Number built	Max. Number flying	Note
Antonov An-225	21 December 1988	1½ ?	1	The largest and heaviest aircraft in the world (max. takeoff weight greater than 600 t)
Antonov An-124	1982	56	52	The second largest mass-produced aircraft in the world once the Airbus A380 was produced
Antonov An-22	27 February 1965	68	45	World's largest turboprop-powered airplane
Airbus Beluga	13 September 1994	5	5	Airbus replacement for the Super Guppy. Based on the A300-600
Airbus A340-600	25 October 1991	96	94	World's second longest passenger aircraft
Airbus A380	27 April 2005	27	27	Largest mass-produced aircraft in the world and the highest-capacity passenger aircraft
Boeing 747	9 February 1969	1418	1370	The largest jetliner for 35 years. Derivatives: Boeing 747-8 World's longest passenger aircraft.
Boeing Shuttle Carrier Aircraft	1976	2	2	Derivative of the 747, used to transport the Space Shuttle
Boeing 747 LCF	9 September 2006	4	4	Derivative of the 747, massive volume for 787 parts transport (65,000 cubic feet)
Boeing 777	12 June 1994	860		Largest twin-engined aircraft in the world
Ilyushin Il-96	28 September 1988	22	17

Military

Aircraft	First flight	Number built	Max. Number flying	Note
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress	15 April 1952	744		Strategic bomber used for, so far, more than 50 years
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	15 September 1991	212
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy	30 June 1968	131	123	Largest American military transport and one of the largest military aircraft in the world
McDonnell Douglas KC-10	1981	64	63	Derivative of the DC-10
Northrop B-2 Spirit	17 July 1989	21	20	Large strategic stealth bomber
Tupolev Tu-95	12 November 1952	500+		Longest serving Tupolev bomber
Tupolev Tu-160	18 December 1981	35		Heaviest combat aircraft ever built

See also

• Ekranoplan
• Widebody aircraft
• Jumbo jet