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Cargo aircraft / military transport aircraft
Antonov An-12 is a cargo aircraft / military transport aircraft. It was built by Irkutsk Aviation Plant Tashkent Mechanical Plant.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 33.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Cargo aircraft / military transport aircraft
Irkutsk Aviation Plant Tashkent Mechanical Plant
Antonov
In service
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Alliance Cavok Air
1,248
1957–1973
1959
16 December 1957 ( 1957-12-16 )
Antonov An-10
Shaanxi Y-8
5 (two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator)
20,000 kg (44,000 lb) payload / 60 paratroopers / 2x BMD-1 armoured vehicles
33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
38 m (124 ft 8 in)
10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
121.7 m 2 (1,310 sq ft)
28,000 kg (61,729 lb)
61,000 kg (134,482 lb)
4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp) each equivalent
660 km/h (410 mph, 360 kn)
570 km/h (350 mph, 310 kn)
5,700 km (3,500 mi, 3,100 nmi) with maximum fuel
10,200 m (33,500 ft)
10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)
2× 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons in a tail turret (some aircraft)
4-bladed constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antonov An-12 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AngolaAir Force/Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: An-12 Cub (2 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Antonov An-12. Service scope: National Air Force of Angola; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
BangladeshNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Fixed Wing Aircraft". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
CzechiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Czech Air Force". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
EgyptNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Transport". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Equatorial GuineaReported count for Antonov AN-12. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
EthiopiaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: An-12 Cub. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
KazakhstanAir Force exact named equipment holdings: An-12 Cub. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
LibyaDated directory active-fleet estimate for An-12, grouped under Antonov An-12. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
RussiaNational Guard exact named equipment holdings: An-12 Cub. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SudanReported count for Antonov An-12 · An-12BK. Service scope: Sudanese Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
UzbekistanAir Force exact named equipment holdings: An-12 Cub. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Alliance Cavok Air
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Antonov An-12. Service scope: Ethiopian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.