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 — Top 10 ranking infographic 2026
Highest Flying Fighter Jets — Top 10 ranking infographic 2026

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 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 Su-11 Fishpot 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Sukhoi 18,000
34 F-2 🇯🇵 Japan Mitsubishi 17,983
35 J-6 Farmer 🇨🇳 China Shenyang 17,900
36 F-101 Voodoo 🇺🇸 United States McDonnell Douglas 17,800
37 Nesher 🇮🇱 Israel IAI 17,680
38 F-8 Crusader 🇺🇸 United States Vought 17,678
39 Kfir 🇮🇱 Israel IAI 17,678
40 Su-15 Flagon 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Sukhoi 17,678
41 Su-7 Fitter 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Sukhoi 17,600
42 J-7 Fishcan 🇨🇳 China Chengdu 17,500
43 MiG-19 Farmer 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Mikoyan-Gurevitch 17,500
44 MiG-29 Fulcrum 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Mikoyan-Gurevitch 17,500
45 MiG-29K Fulcrum-D 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Mikoyan-Gurevitch 17,500
# Name Country Manufacturer m
46 Su-30 Flanker-C 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR Sukhoi 17,500
47 J-16 Qianlong 🇨🇳 China Shenyang 17,300
48 F-14 Tomcat 🇺🇸 United States Grumman 17,069
49 Cheetah 🇿🇦 South Africa Atlas 17,000
50 Mirage III / 5 / 50 🇫🇷 France Dassault 17,000
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