Ilyushin Il-96

what is it?

The Ilyushin Il-96 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian four-engined long-haul wide-body jet airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Voronezh, Russia. It is powered by four high-bypass Aviadvigatel PS-90 twin-spool turbofan engines. As of 2026, the Il-96 is used as the main Russian presidential aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: jet engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 60.1 m wingspan

base stats

• built 30made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 38 years ago, in 1988.
• 🚗Wingspan of 60.1 m: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1988-09-28

introduced

1993

status

in production

number built

30

role

widebody jet airliner

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

makers

Voronezh Aircraft Production Association

engines

jet

length

64.7 m

wingspan

60.1 m

height

15.7 m

top speed

—

range

—

ceiling

12,000 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

IL96

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.