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Yakovlev Yak-40K payload and cargo capacity

Yak-40K · YK40

Aircraft information

This technical reference for Yakovlev Yak-40K includes available capacity, performance, dimensions, and loading data.

Max payload
3,540 kg
Cargo volume
15 m³
Range at max payload
1,250 km

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Cargo & performance

Max payload
3,540 kg
Cargo volume
15 m³
Range at max payload
1,250 km
Ferry range
2,500 km
Cruise speed
510 km/h

Dimensions

Overall length
20.36 m
Wingspan
25 m
Main deck length
10.2 m
Main deck width
2.6 m
Main deck height
1.9 m

Cargo doors & loading notes

Main deck side cargo door 165 × 140 cm

Weights

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)
16,100 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight (MZFW)
13,200 kg
Maximum landing weight (MLW)
15,135 kg
Operating empty weight (OEW)
9,660 kg

Aircraft

Manufacturer
Yakovlev
Aircraft family
Yak40
ICAO type code
YK40
Aircraft category
Narrow-body freighter
Propulsion
Jet
Engines
3 × Ivchenko AI-25
Recorded operational status
Current / unconfirmed

ICAO type classification

Current Doc 8643 record for YK40.

Official ICAO type-level classification mapped by the current Doc 8643 designator. Multiple aircraft variants may share one designator; this is not variant-specific operational approval.

ICAO type designator
YK40
Wake turbulence category
M
Wingtip clearance group
G
Aircraft configuration
Land Plane · 3 × Jet

Source: ICAO · Doc 8643 — Aircraft Type Designators · Updated Sep 3, 2026