Welcome to the worlds largest aircraft. While a regular visitor to many airports around the globe, this behemoth of the sky has never visited Toronto’s Pearson Airport, which is actually located in Mississauga.

I’m not a plane spotter by any means but this larger than life aircraft has an appeal that can give even the most uninspired individual a jaw dropping gasp of overwhelming unpretentious bewilderment at how such a monster of sky can actually exist and take flight.

Here’s a sequence of photos taken as the Antonov An-225 Mriya prepared to leave Toronto / CYYZ.

Crews working

Engine being serviced

Side profile, look at all those wheels!

Crews continue to work near the Air Canada Cargo building

Antonov An-225 Mriya ready to begin takeoff

Front wheels lifting

Departing YYZ

Leaving YYZ about to cross Dixie Road

Leaving YYZ heading south

Leaving YYZ

Amazing Aircraft

Looking from the rear

Crowds watch the Antonov An-225 Mriya lifting from PIA / YYZ along Dixie Rd

Thanks for taking this photo mom!!! You were my third set of hands!!! 🙂