This is a list of fictional aircraft, including fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, and lighter-than-air craft. The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate in an atmosphere, though a few have been depicted as being capable of exoatmospheric or suborbital flight as well. These aircraft appear in notable works of fiction including novels, stories, films, TV series, animation, video games, comics, and other works. They are either the subject of the work or an important element.