Records & Leaderboards

The record holders across every aircraft in the database - fastest, highest, biggest, most built and more. Every entry links to its full profile.

Rankings reflect the 100 aircraft currently in PlanesDB and update automatically as the database grows

Fastest Aircraft

Maximum speed in level flight.

  1. D-21 D-21Lockheed (Skunk Works)2,211 mph
  2. 02 SR-71 BlackbirdLockheed (Skunk Works)2,193 mph
  3. 03 XB-70 ValkyrieNorth American Aviation2,056 mph
  4. 04 F-15 EagleMcDonnell Douglas / Boeing1,650 mph
  5. 05 Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH (Airbus, BAE Systems, Leonardo)1,550 mph
  6. 06 F-14 TomcatGrumman1,544 mph
  7. 07 F-22 RaptorLockheed Martin1,500 mph
  8. 08 TSR-2British Aircraft Corporation1,485 mph
  9. 09 F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas1,472 mph
  10. 10Mirage IIIDassault Aviation1,460 mph

Longest Range

How far it can fly without refuelling.

  1. A350 A350Airbus9,787 mi
  2. 02Tu-95 BearTupolev9,320 mi
  3. 03 A380Airbus9,206 mi
  4. 04 KC2 VoyagerAirbus Defence and Space9,200 mi
  5. 05 747Boeing8,960 mi
  6. 06 B-52 StratofortressBoeing8,800 mi
  7. 07Tu-160 BlackjackTupolev7,600 mi
  8. 08GlobalEyeSaab7,595 mi
  9. 09 KC-46 PegasusBoeing7,350 mi
  10. 10 E-4 NightwatchBoeing7,100 mi

Highest Flyers

Service ceiling - the highest usable altitude.

  1. D-21 D-21Lockheed (Skunk Works)95,000 ft
  2. 02 SR-71 BlackbirdLockheed (Skunk Works)85,000 ft
  3. 03 XB-70 ValkyrieNorth American Aviation77,350 ft
  4. 04 U-2 Dragon LadyLockheed (Skunk Works)70,000 ft
  5. 05 J-20 Mighty DragonChengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)66,000 ft
  6. 06Su-57 FelonSukhoi (United Aircraft Corporation)65,600 ft
  7. 07 F-15 EagleMcDonnell Douglas / Boeing65,000 ft
  8. 08 F-22 RaptorLockheed Martin65,000 ft
  9. 09 B-1 LancerRockwell60,000 ft
  10. 10 ConcordeAérospatiale / British Aircraft Corporation60,000 ft

Widest Wingspan / Rotor

Tip-to-tip across the wings, or rotor diameter for helicopters.

  1. An-225 MriyaAn-225 MriyaAntonov290 ft
  2. 02 A380Airbus261 ft 8 in
  3. 03An-124 RuslanAntonov241 ft
  4. 04 747Boeing224 ft 7 in
  5. 05 C-5 GalaxyLockheed222 ft 9 in
  6. 06 A350Airbus212 ft 5 in
  7. 07 BelugaXLAirbus197 ft 10 in
  8. 08 KC2 VoyagerAirbus Defence and Space197 ft 10 in
  9. 09 E-4 NightwatchBoeing195 ft 8 in
  10. 10 B-52 StratofortressBoeing185 ft

Longest Aircraft

Nose-to-tail fuselage length.

  1. An-225 MriyaAn-225 MriyaAntonov275 ft 7 in
  2. 02 747Boeing250 ft 2 in
  3. 03 C-5 GalaxyLockheed247 ft 10 in
  4. 04 A380Airbus238 ft 7 in
  5. 05 E-4 NightwatchBoeing231 ft 4 in
  6. 06An-124 RuslanAntonov227 ft
  7. 07 A350Airbus219 ft 2 in
  8. 08 BelugaXLAirbus207 ft
  9. 09 ConcordeAérospatiale / British Aircraft Corporation202 ft 4 in
  10. 10 KC2 VoyagerAirbus Defence and Space192 ft 11 in

Biggest Load

Maximum takeoff weight - airframe, fuel and payload combined.

  1. An-225 MriyaAn-225 MriyaAntonov1,410,958 lb MTOW
  2. 02 A380Airbus1,267,658 lb MTOW
  3. 03 747Boeing975,000 lb MTOW
  4. 04An-124 RuslanAntonov886,258 lb MTOW
  5. 05 C-5 GalaxyLockheed840,000 lb MTOW
  6. 06 E-4 NightwatchBoeing833,000 lb MTOW
  7. 07 A350Airbus710,000 lb MTOW
  8. 08Tu-160 BlackjackTupolev606,271 lb MTOW
  9. 09 C-17 Globemaster IIIBoeing (originally McDonnell Douglas)585,000 lb MTOW
  10. 10 XB-70 ValkyrieNorth American Aviation542,000 lb MTOW

Most Built

Total airframes ever produced.

  1. Bf 109Bf 109Messerschmitt AG34,000 built
  2. 02 SpitfireSupermarine (Vickers-Armstrong)20,351 built
  3. 03 P-51 MustangNorth American Aviation15,875 built
  4. 04 T-6 TexanNorth American Aviation15,495 built
  5. 05 Hawker HurricaneHawker Aircraft14,487 built
  6. 06 B-17 Flying FortressBoeing12,731 built
  7. 07 A320 FamilyAirbus12,670 built
  8. 08 737Boeing12,654 built
  9. 09MiG-21Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG)11,496 built
  10. 10A6M ZeroMitsubishi Heavy Industries10,939 built

Rarest Aircraft

Fewest airframes ever built - the one-offs and short production runs.

  1. An-225 MriyaAn-225 MriyaAntonov1 built
  2. 02Su-47 BerkutSukhoi1 built
  3. 03 Wright FlyerWright Cycle Company1 built
  4. 04 X-59Lockheed Martin1 built
  5. 05 XB-70 ValkyrieNorth American Aviation2 built
  6. 06 TSR-2British Aircraft Corporation3 built
  7. 07 E-4 NightwatchBoeing4 built
  8. 08 BelugaAirbus5 built
  9. 09 CF-105 ArrowAvro Aircraft Limited (Avro Canada)5 built
  10. 10 BelugaXLAirbus6 built

Most Expensive

Approximate unit cost per aircraft.

  1. B-2 Spirit B-2 SpiritNorthrop Grumman$2.1B
  2. 02 B-21 RaiderNorthrop Grumman$692M
  3. 03 A380Airbus$445.6M
  4. 04 747Boeing$418.4M
  5. 05 ConcordeAérospatiale / British Aircraft Corporation$350M
  6. 06 F-22 RaptorLockheed Martin$350M
  7. 07 A350Airbus$317.4M
  8. 08 B-1 LancerRockwell$317M
  9. 09 KC-46 PegasusBoeing$287M
  10. 10 E-3 SentryBoeing$270M

The Pioneers

Earliest first flights in the database.

  1. Wright Flyer Wright FlyerWright Cycle Company1903
  2. 02Blériot XIBlériot Aéronautique1909
  3. 03Gotha G.IVGothaer Waggonfabrik1916
  4. 04 Sopwith CamelSopwith Aviation Company1916
  5. 05Fokker Dr.IFokker-Flugzeugwerke1917
  6. 06 B-17 Flying FortressBoeing1935
  7. 07Bf 109Messerschmitt AG1935
  8. 08 DC-3Douglas Aircraft Company1935
  9. 09 Hawker HurricaneHawker Aircraft1935
  10. 10Junkers Ju 87Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke1935