The Lockheed C-130 (ICAO type C130) is an aircraft of United States origin, certificated in the Restricted category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 70,300 kg. It offers a maximum range of 3,890 nm, a cruise speed of 300 knots, a service ceiling of 33,000 ft and seating for up to 92 across its variants.
Lockheed C-130
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 1,213
- Active
- 1,213
- Origin
- United States
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A5SO · issued 2009-12-09
- Category
- Restricted
- MTOW
- 61,235 kg
- MZFW
- 47,627 kg
- Seats
- 3 crew
- Fuel
- 20,500 L
- Ceiling
- 32,000 ft
4 Allison turbo-prop T56-A7 or T56-A7A or 501-D22
FAR 21.25(a)(2) effective February 1, 1965
Where to look next
Lockheed C-130 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Lockheed C-130 fleet — updated daily.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 101
- Tracked flights
- 419
- Tracked flight hours
- 1,159
- Share of fleet flying
- 8%
101 Lockheed C-130 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (8% of the registered fleet), across 419 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
Lockheed C-130 manuals & documents
5 documents for the Lockheed C-130 — Pilot's Operating Handbook · Maintenance Manual · Service Bulletins. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules Flight Manual (CGTO 1C-130-1) provides operational guidelines and performance data for the C-130 aircraft, specifically for the USCG series. This document includes revisions and updates to previous operational supplements and outlines changes made to the manual as of July 1, 2001.
- Incorporates several operational supplements.
- Published under the authority of the Commandant, USCG.
- Performance data is contained in T.O. 1C–130H–1–1.
- Commanding officers must ensure personnel are aware of this publication.
- Highlights pages provide a historical record of revisions.
- Changes to the manual should be documented via AF FORM 847.
- Revised pages include updates to various systems and procedures.
- Manual includes a record of revisions for tracking changes.
Pilot's Operating Handbook
Maintenance Manual
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What is the range of the Lockheed C-130?
The Lockheed C-130 has a maximum range of 3,890 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Lockheed C-130 carry?
The Lockheed C-130 seats up to 92 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Lockheed C-130?
The Lockheed C-130's maximum take-off weight is 70,300 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Lockheed C-130?
The Lockheed C-130's ICAO type designator is C130.
How many Lockheed C-130 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 1,213 registered Lockheed C-130 airframes worldwide.
Registered C-130 aircraft
Individual C-130 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N118TG· 1957
- N466TM· 1957
- N121TG· 1956
- N120TG· 1955
- N117TG· 1954
- 90-1798
- 45-1074
- 164597
- SU-BAF
- N531TB
- 427
- 13-5777
- 60111
- 303
- NZ7012
- 84-0210
- 17-5898
- 08-3173
- 05-3145
- 7T-WHZ
- 1631
- 91-1239
- 18-5906
- 89-1183