Antonov An-124 Ruslan (A124)
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a jet aircraft built by Antonov. It spans 73.3 m and measures 69.0 m nose to tail. Its card in the Skydex collection is legendary. Skydex spotters have caught a single airframe of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan so far, by one pilot.
Heard by the network
10 different airframes of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan picked up by 7 Skydex receivers (Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, Derbyshire), 167 sightings since 24 Aug 2026, last on 10 Nov 2026.
- Fips — 🇩🇪 Germany · Baden-Württemberg · run by @fips — 6 airframes, 18 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- Braunschweig, Gartenstadt — 🇩🇪 Germany · Lower Saxony · run by @thatred — 5 airframes, 30 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Lee Hall — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @leehall — 5 airframes, 22 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- Lipa Piotrowska West Wroclaw Poland — 🇵🇱 Poland · near Wrocław · run by @barcik — 5 airframes, 22 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- station-1020 · run by @joseph-furber — 5 airframes, 18 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- fr-wolfheze — 🇳🇱 Netherlands · near Arnhem · run by @youri-tromp — 5 airframes, 18 sightings, last 2026-11-09
- Anglesey, GB — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Anglesey · run by @karl-owen — 5 airframes, 17 sightings, last 2026-11-09
Operators
- 🇷🇺 Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) — 3 airframes
- MXM (MXM) — 1 airframe
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 1 military (not named), 5 private (not named).
- ICAO type code
- A124
- Manufacturer
- Antonov
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Wingspan
- 73.3 m
- Length
- 69.0 m
- Card rarity
- legendary