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Narrow-body jet airliner
Ilyushin Il-62 is a narrow-body jet airliner. Reported operators include Russian Air Force Air Koryo Rada Airlines Aeroflot (historical).
Technical data
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 53.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 53.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Narrow-body jet airliner
Ilyushin
KAPO
In limited service
Russian Air Force Air Koryo Rada Airlines Aeroflot (historical)
292 (5 prototypes; 94 Il-62; 193 Il-62M)
1963–1995
Il-62 – 15 September 1967 Il-62M – 9 March 1974
3 January 1963
5; 3 to 5 (a captain, a first officer, and a flight engineer, plus optionally a navigator and a radio officer on long overwater and/or VIP services to operator specification) plus a four to eight-person cabin crew to operator specifications
168–186 passengers
53.12 m (174 ft 3 in)
43.20 m (141 ft 9 in)
12.35 m (40 ft 6 in)
279.55 m 2 (3,009.1 sq ft)
71,600 kg (157,851 lb)
165,000 kg (363,763 lb)
105,300 L (27,800 US gal; 23,200 imp gal) / 84,240 kg (185,720 lb)
4 × Soloviev D-30KU turbofan engines, 107.9 kN (24,300 lbf) thrust each
900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn)
10,000 km (6,200 mi, 5,400 nmi) with 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) payload
12,000 m (39,000 ft) maximum cruising height
18 m/s (3,500 ft/min)
The Ilyushin Il-62 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-62 ; NATO reporting name : Classic ) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin .
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilyushin Il-62 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
North KoreaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Il-62M Classic (VIP). 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 / PAX. 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.
Russia
The GambiaAir Wing exact named equipment holdings: Il-62M Classic (VIP). 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 / PAX. 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.
Russian Air Force Air Koryo Rada Airlines Aeroflot (historical)
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