{
  "id": "an-124",
  "name": "An-124 (Condor)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Heavy transport aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1986,
  "operators": [
    "ARE",
    "GBR",
    "LBY",
    "RUS",
    "UKR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 5,
  "summary": "The An-124 Russian Heavy Transport Aircraft is an outsize freighter. The prototype first flew on 24 December 1982 and the first production aircraft was exhibited at the 1985 Paris Air Show.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Antonov (NKSA)",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 69.1,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 73.3,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "label": "Wingspan",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 21.08,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 402000,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x ZMKB Progress/Ivchenko D-18T",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "229 kN each ; thrust reversers standard",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 3698,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "3,698 km [max payload]"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 865,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12005,
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "An-124-100",
      "text": "Commercial transport. Civil-operated An-124s are this standard. Maximum T-O weight restricted to 392,000 kg and maximum payload to 120,000 kg.",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "An-124-100M",
      "text": "Upgrade developed by Antonov; includes main components of the An-124-100 program: payload increased from 120–150 t; take-off weight increased from 392–402 t; flight range with 120 t cargo increased from 4,750–5,300 km",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "An-124-100M-150",
      "text": "Antonov announced An-124 production would re-start in 2005 thanks to orders for 10 An-124-100M-150. Specifications as for An-124-100M, but enhanced western navigation aids comprising Jeppesen global database in Leninets A-820M computer and UKRNIIRA SRPPZ-2000…",
      "src": [
        "weg-an-124"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": {
    "file": "an-124.jpg",
    "thumb": "an-124-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Vitorinostudio",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ANTONOV_AN-124_POUSO_NO_SBNT_PARADO_PARA_INSPE%C3%87%C3%83O.jpg",
    "title": "File:ANTONOV AN-124 POUSO NO SBNT PARADO PARA INSPEÇÃO.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/an-124.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-an-124": {
      "title": "An-124 (Condor) Russian Heavy Transport Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/An-124_Condor_Russian_Heavy_Transport_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}