An-124 tracker: every Antonov An-124 flying right now
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is one of the largest cargo aircraft ever built, a Soviet-era giant that carries what almost nothing else can: locomotives, satellites, power-station turbines and even other aircraft.
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Antonov An-124 at a glance
- First flight
- December 26, 1982
- Built
- About 55
- Loading
- Nose lifts open and the aircraft kneels to the ground
- Main civil operator
- Antonov Airlines, based in Leipzig since 2022
Who flies the An-124
Ukraine's Antonov Airlines flies its An-124s from Leipzig in Germany, where it moved its operations after Russia's 2022 invasion. Russia's Volga-Dnepr was once the largest civil operator, but it has been largely shut out of Western markets since 2022, and Canada seized one of its An-124s at Toronto. The Russian Air Force also flies the type.
The An-124's party trick is loading. The nose swings up, the front landing gear kneels so the cargo floor nearly touches the ground, and an onboard crane moves heavy loads inside.
When to look
An-124 flights are charters, flown when someone needs something huge moved quickly, so there is no schedule. Many days none is airborne. When one is, it often draws crowds of spotters at the airports it visits.
Questions
Is the An-124 bigger than the An-225?
No. The An-225 Mriya was a stretched, six-engine development of the An-124 and the largest aircraft ever built, but the only example was destroyed in 2022. The An-124 is the larger type still flying.
How can I see an An-124 in person?
Watch this page and the last-seen list. Because the flights are charters, they are often announced only a day or two ahead, and spotting communities share them quickly.
Why isn't an aircraft I know is flying on the map?
Positions come from volunteer ADS-B receivers, which only hear aircraft within roughly 200 nautical miles. Over oceans, deserts and parts of Africa and Asia there are few receivers, so an aircraft can vanish mid-flight and reappear near land. Military and some government aircraft also switch their transponders' public data off.
More live trackers
Positions from the adsb.lol volunteer ADS-B network (ODbL). Aircraft are shown only while a receiver can hear them.