The airliners with the widest wings ever delivered to airlines, from the 79.75 m Airbus A380 to the 60.3 m original A330 and A340, with variants that share a wing grouped together.
The Airbus A380-800 has the largest wingspan of any passenger aircraft delivered to airlines, at 79.75 m. The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is second at 68.4 m, and the Boeing 777-300ER and 777-200LR are third at 64.80 m. Spans are manufacturer figures with wingtip devices; types not yet delivered, such as the 777-9, are excluded.
Wingspan decides which gates, taxiways and airports an airliner can use, which is why only a few passenger jets have ever gone past 65 m. This list ranks the widest-winged passenger airliners that have actually been delivered to airlines. Where several variants of a type share the same wing, such as the A350-900 and -1000, they are grouped into one entry, so each entry is a distinct wing. Military transports, freighter-only models and aircraft still in testing are left out.
The A380's 79.75 m wing is the widest of any airliner ever delivered, more than 11 m wider than the next type on this list. The double-deck superjumbo has a maximum takeoff weight of 575 tonnes.
The final passenger 747 has a 68.4 m (224 ft 5 in) span, the widest of any Boeing airliner in airline service. Its new wing with raked wingtips is about 4 m wider than the 747-400's.
The second-generation 777s share a 64.80 m (212 ft 7 in) wing with raked wingtips, about 3.9 m wider than the original 777-200 and -300. Boeing's 777-9, with a 71.76 m span, is not counted: it has not yet been delivered to an airline.
Both A350 passenger models use a 64.75 m wing, just 5 cm shorter than the 777-300ER's. It is the widest wing on any Airbus twinjet.
The 747-400's 64.44 m (211 ft 5 in) span includes the 6 ft (1.8 m) winglets it added to the 747 wing; the Japanese-market 747-400D, built without winglets, is narrower. The type remains in limited passenger service.
The A330neo's reworked wing and new sharklet wingtips stretch its span to 64 m, 3.7 m wider than the original A330.
The longer-range A340-500 and the stretched A340-600 share an enlarged 63.45 m wing, about 3 m wider than the earlier A340-200/-300.
The first-generation 777s have a 60.93 m (199 ft 11 in) span without raked wingtips.
The original A330 twinjets share their 60.3 m wingspan with the four-engined A340-200/-300. The two are tied for ninth.
Tied with the A330-200/-300 at 60.3 m. The first A340s used the same wing as the A330, with four engines instead of two.
| # | Name | Manufacturer | Variants | Engines | Entered service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airbus A380-800 | Airbus | A380-800 | 4 | October 2007 (Singapore Airlines) |
| 2 | Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental | Boeing | 747-8I | 4 | June 2012 (Lufthansa) |
| 3 | Boeing 777-300ER and 777-200LR | Boeing | 777-300ER, 777-200LR | 2 | June 1995 (777 family, United Airlines) |
| 4 | Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 | Airbus | A350-900, A350-1000 | 2 | January 2015 (A350 family, Qatar Airways) |
| 5 | Boeing 747-400 | Boeing | 747-400 (with winglets) | 4 | February 1989 (Northwest Airlines) |
| 6 | Airbus A330-800 and A330-900 (A330neo) | Airbus | A330-800, A330-900 | 2 | December 2018 (TAP Air Portugal) |
| 7 | Airbus A340-500 and A340-600 | Airbus | A340-500, A340-600 | 4 | March 1993 (A340 family, Lufthansa and Air France) |
| 8 | Boeing 777-200, 777-200ER and 777-300 | Boeing | 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-300 | 2 | June 1995 (United Airlines) |
| 9 | Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 | Airbus | A330-200, A330-300 | 2 | January 1994 (Air Inter) |
| 10 | Airbus A340-200 and A340-300 | Airbus | A340-200, A340-300 | 4 | March 1993 (Lufthansa and Air France) |
Passenger airliner variants are ranked by overall wingspan in metres, including winglets, raked wingtips or sharklets (rank 1 = widest). Variants sharing an identical wingspan within one type family are grouped into a single entry. Spans are the manufacturer figures given in each type's Wikipedia specification table (which cite Airbus and Boeing airport-planning documents). Included: passenger variants delivered to at least one airline, whether in production or not. Excluded: freighter-only models (e.g. 777F), military types, and aircraft not yet delivered; the Boeing 777-9 (71.76 m span, 64.84 m with wingtips folded) is excluded because its entry into service is not expected until 2027. Ninth place is a tie: the A330-200/-300 and A340-200/-300 both span 60.3 m, so they are listed as 9 and 10 in alphabetical order. The next widest, at 60.12 m, are the Boeing 787 family and the Ilyushin Il-96.
The Airbus A380-800, at 79.75 m. The next widest airliner in service, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, spans 68.4 m.
The 777-9's 71.76 m span would put it second, but as of October 2026 it is still in flight testing, with first delivery expected in 2027. Its wingtips fold on the ground to 64.84 m so it can use the same gates as today's 777s. The list only counts aircraft delivered to airlines.
Among aircraft in service, the Boeing 747-8 at 76.25 m (250 ft 2 in), ahead of the Airbus A340-600 at 75.36 m. The 777-9, at 76.73 m, will be longer once delivered.
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