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Antonov An-124 Ruslan (RA-82044)
On charter to YBRK during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.
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Perfectly timed Steve to catch that second landing.
Good photo, I would love to see one of these Antonov An-124 aircraft, or perhaps even the only massive Antonov An-225.
Volga Dnieper is currently flying AN-124s between Rickenbacker/Columbus, OH (KLCK) and Paine Field/Everett (KPAE) transporting GE engines for the Boeing 777X program. We get some VERY close-up views of these after they complete the delivery & prior to their departure to their next destination.
Joe Wood, he took forever to put down the first time and then bounced a long way. It did stop pretty quickly once down though. I was really lucky to get anything useful at all. If he wasn't delayed 30 minutes, it would have been too dark for me.
From the photo, he is landing on RWY 15 and he needed to pull up "very quickly" with only 1400 metres left. It would have been impressive to see.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Sheremetyevo Int'l (SVO / UUEE) | Near Moscow, Moskovskaya | 01:45PM MSK | Last seen 02:43PM MSK | 0:58 |
| 16-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Al Maktoum Int'l (DWC / OMDW) | Near Samara | 11:13AM +04 | Last seen 05:53PM +04 | 6:39 |
| 15-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Houari Boumedienne (ALG / DAAG) | Al Maktoum Int'l (DWC / OMDW) | 12:03AM CET | 09:44AM +04 | 6:40 |
| 14-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near El Bayadh | Near Algiers | First seen 01:40AM CET | Last seen 02:27AM CET | 0:46 |
| 13-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Amreya | Near Tozeur | First seen 04:23PM EET | Last seen 06:19PM CET | 2:56 |
| 13-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Riyadh | Near Sharm El Sheikh | First seen 10:26AM +03 | Last seen 12:04PM EET | 2:37 |
| 12-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Dammam | Near Riyadh | First seen 04:07PM +03 | Last seen 04:44PM +03 | 0:36 |
| 12-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Shiraz | Near Dammam | First seen 10:57AM +0330 | Last seen 11:19AM +03 | 0:51 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo (OVB / UNNT) | Near Orsk | 06:02PM +07 | Last seen 06:35PM +05 | 2:32 |
| 11-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Ulan | Near Krasnoyarsk | First seen 12:15PM +08 | Last seen 05:33AM UTC | 1:18 |
| 10-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Hohhot, Inner Mongolia | Near Ulan | First seen 08:42PM CST | Last seen 10:08PM +08 | 1:26 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Kokshetau | Near Hohhot, Inner Mongolia | First seen 08:17PM +05 | Last seen 03:00AM CST (+1) | 3:43 |
| 09-Jan-2026 | Unknown | Near Kazan, Tatarstan | Near Nizhnekamsk | First seen 04:36PM MSK | Last seen 07:30PM +05 | 0:53 |
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