The invention discloses an ultrahigh-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu system aluminum alloy large-size flat cast ingot and a making method thereof, and belongs to the aluminum alloy making field. The flat cast ingot comprises, by mass, 2.0-2.4% of Cu, 1.95-2.5% of Mg, 5.5-9.0% of Zn, 0.08-0.15% of Zr, 0.0003-0.0015% of Be, below 0.06% of Ti, below 0.04% of Cr, below 0.10% of Mn, 0.085% or less of Si, 0.14% or less of Fe, and the balance Al and inevitable elements, wherein the content of each of the inevitable elements is lower than 0.05%, the total amount of the inevitable elements is lower than 0.15%, and a content ratio of Fe to Si is not less than 1.6. The making method disclosed in the invention improves traditional making methods, and does not need pure aluminum bottoming, and the flat cast ingot made in the invention has the advantages of large size, high strength, no cracks, and high casting success rate.