List of airliners by maximum takeoff weight explained

This is a list of aircraft sorted by maximum takeoff weight.

Airplanes

MTOW = Maximum take-off weight, MLW = Maximum landing weight, TOR = Take-off run (SL, ISA+15°, MTOW), LR = Landing run (SL, ISA+15°, MLW)

Type	data-sort-type="number"	MTOW [kg]	data-sort-type="number"	MLW [tonnes]	data-sort-type="number"	TOR [m]	data-sort-type="number"	LR [m]	ICAO category	FAA category
Antonov An-225	640,000	591.7	3,500		Super	Super
Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch	589,670 ^[1]		3,660		Super	Super
Airbus A380-800^[2] ^[3]	575,000	394	3,100	1,930	Super	Super
Boeing 747-8F	447,700	346.091	3,100	1,800	Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 747-8	443,613	306.175	3,100		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 747-400ER	412,770	295.742	3,090		Heavy	Heavy
Antonov An-124-100M	405,060	330	2,520	900	Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 747-400	396,900	295.742	3,018	2,179	Heavy	Heavy
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy^[4] ^[5] ^[6]	381,000	288.417	2,530	1,494	Heavy	Heavy
	377,840	285.7	3,338	2,109	Heavy	Heavy
	377,840	260.32	3,222	1,905	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A340-500^[7]	371,950	240	3,050	2,010	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A340-600	367,400	256	3,100	2,100	Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 777F	347,800	260.816	2,830		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 777-300ER	351,800	251.29	3,100		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 777-200LR	347,450	223.168	3,000		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 747-100^[8]	340,200	265.3			Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A350-1000	308,000	233.5			Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 777-300	299,370	237.683	3,380		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 777-200ER	297,550	213	3,380	1,550	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A340-300^[9]	276,700	190	3000	1926	Heavy	Heavy
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	273,300	185	2,990	1,890	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A350-900	270,000	175	2,670	1,860	Heavy	Heavy
Ilyushin Il-96M	270,000	195.04	3,115	2,118	Heavy	Heavy
McDonnell Douglas DC-10	256,280	183	2,990	1,890	Heavy	Heavy
	254,000	192.777	2,900		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 787-10^[10]	254,000	201.849			Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A340-200^[11]	253,500	181	2990		Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A330-900	251,000	191	3,100		Heavy	Heavy
Ilyushin IL-96-300	250,000	175	2,600	1,980	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A330-300^[12] ^[13]	242,000	185	2500	1750	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A330-200	242,000	180	2,220	1,750	Heavy	Heavy
Lockheed L-1011-500	231,300	166.92	2,636		Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 787-8	228,000	172.365	3,300	1,695	Heavy	Heavy
Lockheed L-1011-200	211,400				Heavy	Heavy
Ilyushin IL-86	208,000	175			Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 767-400ER	204,000	158.758	3,414		Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A300-600R^[14]	192,000	140	2,385	1,555	Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 767-300ER	187,000	136.08	2,713	1,676	Heavy	Heavy
Concorde	185,000	111.1	3,440	2,220	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A300-600	163,000	138	2,324	1,536	Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 767-300	159,000	136.078	2,713	1,676	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A310-300	157,000	124	2,290	1,490	Heavy	Heavy
Vickers VC10	152,000	151.9			Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 707-320B	151,000	97.5			Heavy	Heavy
Boeing 707-320C	151,000	112.1			Heavy	Heavy
Douglas DC-8-61	147,000				Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A310-200	142,000	123	1,860	1,480	Heavy	Heavy
Airbus A400M	141,000	122	980	770	Heavy	Heavy
Douglas DC-8-32	140,000				Heavy	Heavy
Douglas DC-8-51	125,000				Medium	Large
Boeing 757-300	124,000	101.6	2,550	1,750	Medium	Large
Boeing 707-120B^[15]	117,000	86.3			Medium	Large
Boeing 757-200	116,000	89.9	2,347	1,555	Medium	Large
Boeing 720B	106,000	79.5			Medium	Large
Boeing 720^[16]	104,000	79.5			Medium	Large
Tupolev Tu-154M	104,000	80			Medium	Large
Tupolev Tu-204SM	104,000	87.5	2,250		Medium	Large
Convair 880	87,500				Medium	Large
Boeing 737-900	85,000	66.36	2,500	1,704	Medium	Large
Boeing 737-900ER	85,000	71.35	2,804	1,829	Medium	Large
Boeing 727-200 Advanced	84,000	70.1			Medium	Large
Airbus A321-100^[17]	83,000	77.8	2,200	1,540	Medium	Large
Boeing 737-800	79,000	65.32	2,308	1,634	Medium	Large
Boeing 727-200	78,000	68.1			Medium	Large
McDonnell-Douglas MD-83	73,000	63.28			Medium	Large
Boeing 727-100^[18]	72,500	62.4			Medium	Large
Boeing 727-100C	72,500	62.4			Medium	Large
McDonnell-Douglas MD-90-30	71,000	64.41	2,165	1,520	Medium	Large
de Havilland Comet 4	70,700				Medium	Large
Boeing 737-700	70,000	58.06	1,921	1,415	Medium	Large
Airbus A320-100	68,000	66	1,955	1,490	Medium	Large
Boeing 737-400	68,000	54.9	2,540	1,540	Medium	Large
de Havilland Comet 3	68,000				Medium	Large
Boeing 377	67,000				Medium	Large
Boeing 737-600	66,000	54.66	1,796	1,340	Medium	Large
Airbus A220-300	65,000	57.61	1,890	1,494	Medium	Large
Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E	65,000				Medium	Large
Airbus A319	64,000	62.5	1,850	1,470	Medium	Large
Boeing 737-300	63,000	51.7	1,939	1,396	Medium	Large
Boeing 737-500	60,000	49.9	1,832	1,360	Medium	Large
Airbus A220-100	59,000	50.8	1,463	1,356	Medium	Large
Airbus A318	59,000	57.5	1,375	1,340	Medium	Large
Boeing 717-200HGW	55,000	47.174	1,950		Medium	Large
Douglas DC-7	55,000				Medium	Large
de Havilland Comet 2	54,000				Medium	Large
Boeing 717-200BGW	50,000	46.265	1,950		Medium	Large
de Havilland Comet 1	50,000				Medium	Large
Douglas DC-6A	48,600				Medium	Large
Douglas DC-6B	48,500				Medium	Large
Embraer 190^[19]	48,000	43	2,056	1,323	Medium	Large
Caravelle III	46,000				Medium	Large
Fokker 100	46,000	39.95	1,621	1,350	Medium	Large
Douglas DC-6	44,000				Medium	Large
Avro RJ-85	42,000	36.74			Medium	Large
	39,000				Medium	Large
Embraer 175^[20]	37,500	32.8	2,244	1,304	Medium	Large
Bombardier CRJ900^[21]	36,500	33.345	1,778	1,596	Medium	Large
Embraer 170^[22]	36,000	32.8	1,644	1,274	Medium	Large
Bombardier CRJ700	33,000	30.39	1,564	1,478	Medium	Large
Douglas DC-4	33,000				Medium	Large
Vickers Viscount 800	30,400				Medium	Large
Bombardier Q400	28,000	28.01	1,219	1,295	Medium	Large
Bombardier CRJ200	23,000	21.319	1,918	1,479	Medium	Large
ATR 72-600	22,800	22.35	1,333	914	Medium	Large
Saab 2000	22,800	21.5	1,300		Medium	Large
Embraer ERJ 145	22,000	19.3	2,270	1,380	Medium	Large
ATR 42-500	18,600	18.3	1,165	1,126	Medium	Small
Saab 340	13,150	12.930	1,300	1,030	Medium	Small
Embraer 120 Brasilia	11,500	11.25	1,560	1,380	Medium	Small
BAe Jetstream 41	10,890	10.57	1,493	826	Medium	Small
Learjet 75^[23]	9,752	8.709	1,353	811	Medium	Small
Pilatus PC-24^[24]	8,300	7.665	893	724	Medium	Small
Embraer Phenom 300^[25]	8,150	7.65	956	677	Medium	Small
Beechcraft 1900D	7,765	7.605	1,036	853	Medium	Small
Cessna Citation CJ4^[26]	7,761	7.103	1039	896	Medium	Small
de Havilland Hercules	7,000				Medium	Small
Embraer Phenom 100	4,800	4.43	975	741	Light	Small

Helicopters

MTOW = Maximum take-off weight

Type	MTOW [pounds]	MTOW [kg]	Power output [kW]	Power to weight [W/kg]	Rotor diameter [m]
Mil Mi-12^[27]	231,485	105,000	19,200	182	2 x 35
Mil Mi-26^[28]	123,459	56,000	17,000	343	1 x 32
Sikorsky CH-53K	88,000	39,916	16,200	405	1 x 24
Sikorsky CH-53E^[29]	73,500	33,300	9,810	294	1 x 24
Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook^[30]	50,000	22,680	7,058	311	2 x 18.3
AgustaWestland AW101^[31]	34,392	14,600	4,698	321	1 x 18.59
Sikorsky S-92^[32]	26,500	12,020	3,758	312	1 x 17.17
Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma	24,692	11,200	3,552	317	1 x 16.2
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight^[33]	24300	11,000	2,800	254	2 x 15.24
NHIndustries NH90	23,370	10,600	3,324	314	1 x 16.3
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar	19,840	9,000	2,370	263	1 x 15.6
Airbus Helicopters H160	13,340	6,050	1,910	316	1 x 13.4
Bell 412EP	1,1900	5,397	1,864	345	1 x 14.0
Eurocopter EC145 C-2	7,903	3,585	1,100	307	1 x 11.0
Eurocopter EC135 P2+/T2+	6,415	2,910	944	325	1 x 10.2
Eurocopter EC635 P2	6,393	2,900	1,218	420	1 x 10.2
AeroVelo Atlas (human powered)	282	128	1.1	8.5	4 x 20.2

Convertiplanes

MTOW = Maximum take-off weight

Type	MTOW [kg]	Power output [kW]	Power to weight [W/kg]	Rotor diameter [m]
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey	27,445	6,150	224	2 x 11.58
Bell-Agusta BA609	7,600	1,447	190	2 x 7.92
Bell XV-15	6,009	1,156	192	2 x 7.62

See also

• Wide-body aircraft

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