Highest Flying Fighter Jets

Overview

Discover which fighter jets can fly the highest. Service ceiling determines a fighter's ability to intercept high-altitude threats, gain energy advantages in combat, and operate above enemy air defenses. This ranking compares maximum operational altitudes of military combat aircraft.

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MiG-25 Foxbat

#1 Ranked

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20,700 m

Top Value

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Highest Flying Fighter Jets

#	Name	Country	Manufacturer	m
🥇 1	MiG-25 Foxbat	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	20,700
🥈 2	MiG-31 Foxhound	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	20,600
🥉 3	F-111 Aardvark	🇺🇸 United States	General Dynamics	20,117
4	J-20 Mighty Dragon	🇨🇳 China	Chengdu	20,000
5	J-35 Draken	🇸🇪 Sweden	Saab	20,000
6	Mirage 4000	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	20,000
7	Mirage F1	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	20,000
8	Mirage F2 / F3	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	20,000
9	Mirage IV	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	20,000
10	Su-57 Felon	🇷🇺 Russia	Sukhoi	20,000
11	F-15 Eagle	🇺🇸 United States	McDonnell Douglas	19,812
12	F-22 Raptor	🇺🇸 United States	Lockheed Martin	19,812
13	YF-23 Black Widow II	🇺🇸 United States	Northrop McDonnell Douglas	19,812
14	MiG-21 Fishbed	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	19,000
15	J-11 Responsive Dragon	🇨🇳 China	Shenyang	18,500

#	Name	Country	Manufacturer	m
16	Dassault Mirage G	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	18,500
17	Su-27 Flanker	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	18,500
18	Mirage 2000	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	18,300
19	F-15E Strike Eagle	🇺🇸 United States	McDonnell Douglas	18,288
20	F-16 Fighting Falcon	🇺🇸 United States	General Dynamics	18,288
21	F-4 Phantom II	🇺🇸 United States	McDonnell	18,288
22	J-10 Vigorous Dragon	🇨🇳 China	Chengdu	18,000
23	J-8 Finback	🇨🇳 China	Shenyang	18,000
24	JA 37 Viggen	🇸🇪 Sweden	Saab	18,000
25	MiG-23 Flogger	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	18,000
26	Su-33 Flanker-D	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	18,000
27	Su-35 Flanker-E	🇷🇺 Russia	Sukhoi	18,000
28	Su-37 Super Flanker	🇷🇺 Russia	Sukhoi	18,000
29	Su-47 "Berkut" Firkin	🇷🇺 Russia	Sukhoi	18,000
30	Tu-128 Fiddler	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Tupolev	18,000

#	Name	Country	Manufacturer	m
31	J-15 Flying Shark	🇨🇳 China	Shenyang	18,000
32	F-15EX Eagle II	🇺🇸 United States	Boeing	18,000
33	F-2	🇯🇵 Japan	Mitsubishi	17,983
34	F-101 Voodoo	🇺🇸 United States	McDonnell Douglas	17,800
35	F-8 Crusader	🇺🇸 United States	Vought	17,678
36	Kfir	🇮🇱 Israel	IAI	17,678
37	Su-15 Flagon	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	17,678
38	Su-7 Fitter	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	17,600
39	J-7 Fishcan	🇨🇳 China	Chengdu	17,500
40	MiG-19 Farmer	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	17,500
41	MiG-29 Fulcrum	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	17,500
42	MiG-29K Fulcrum-D	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Mikoyan-Gurevitch	17,500
43	Su-30 Flanker-C	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	17,500
44	J-16 Qianlong	🇨🇳 China	Shenyang	17,300
45	F-14 Tomcat	🇺🇸 United States	Grumman	17,069

#	Name	Country	Manufacturer	m
46	Cheetah	🇿🇦 South Africa	Atlas	17,000
47	Mirage III / 5 / 50	🇫🇷 France	Dassault	17,000
48	Su-9 / Su-11 Fishpot	🇨🇳 Ex-USSR	Sukhoi	16,800
49	Typhoon	🇩🇪 Germany	Eurofighter	16,765
50	F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	AIDC	16,764