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TRANSPORTATION
Aircraft
Largest Aircraft by Length
This list features the largest aircrafts ever built by length.
RANK | AIRCRAFT | TYPE | LENGTH | YEAR |
1 | Caspian Sea Monster | Ekranoplan | 92.00 m | 1966 |
2 | Antonov An-225 Mriya | Transport | 84.00 m | 1988 |
3 | Lockheed C-5 Galaxy | Transport | 75.29 m | 1968 |
4 | Stratolaunch | Air launch | 73.00 m | 2019 |
5 | Airbus A380 | Airliner | 72.70 m | 2005 |
6 | Boeing Dreamlifter | Outsize cargo | 71.70 m | 2006 |
7 | Boeing 747 | Airliner | 70.70 m | 1969 |
8 | Antonov An-124 | Transport | 69.10 m | 1982 |
9 | Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) | Flying boat | 66.70 m | 1947 |
10 | Messerschmitt Me 323 | Transport | 64.60 m | 1942 |
11 | Airbus BelugaXL | Outsize cargo | 63.10 m | 2018 |
12 | Antonov An-22 | Transport | 57.90 m | 1965 |
References
GoFlex Air, 2024. The Biggest Planes in the World: Exploring the 15 Largest Aircraft Ever Built. [online] Available at: https://aviex.goflexair.com/blog/the-biggest-planes-in-the-world-exploring-the-15-largest-aircraft-ever-built#:~:text=The%20Antonov%20An%2D225%20Mriya%20remains%20the%20undisputed%20heavyweight%20champion,carry%20the%20Buran%20space%20shuttle (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia, 2024. List of Large Aircraft. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_large_aircraft (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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