One of the world's largest planes is visiting Adelaide once again.
The Antonov AN-124 is the world's largest civil cargo aircraft in current service and is a not-infrequent visitor to the state.
It is also the little sibling of the world's largest plane, the AN-225.
The Russian aircraft landed at Adelaide Airport last Friday via Darwin from the Philippines and will leave on Thursday night for Senai International Airport in Malaysia.
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READ NOWThe Antonov AN-124 lands at least once a year in Adelaide, with the last time being August 2018.
While here, it is parked adjacent to the long-term carpark on Taxiway F1.
Owned by Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines, this cargo plane is 68.96m long and has a wingspan of 73.3m.
The aircraft needs 2.5km of runway to take off, carries 230,000 KG of gear and flies at 800km/h.