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How Big Is an Airbus A380?

An Airbus A380 is about 239 ft (72.7 m) long. That is about 43 times as long as the average man is tall. The largest passenger airliner ever built.

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How big is an Airbus A380 compared to the average man?

An Airbus A380 is about 43 times as long as the average man is tall. An Airbus A380 is 42.5× the size of the average man: about 43 average men lined up would match it.

Airbus A380 size facts

The Airbus A380 is 72.7 meters (239 ft) long, with a wingspan of 79.8 meters.

How does an Airbus A380 compare to other things?

An Airbus A380 next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Airbus A380
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	19.2 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	175,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	122× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	4.5× bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	216 ft (65.8 m) bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	204 ft (62.3 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	158 ft (48.3 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	142 ft (43.3 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	124 ft (37.9 m) bigger
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	119 ft (36.3 m) bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	76 ft (23.3 m) bigger
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	67 ft (20.3 m) bigger
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	37 ft (11.3 m) bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) smaller
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	8 ft 10 in (270 cm) smaller
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	25 ft (7.7 m) smaller
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	54 ft (16.6 m) smaller
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	55 ft (16.7 m) smaller
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	71 ft (21.7 m) smaller
Colosseum	157 ft (48 m)	81 ft (24.7 m) smaller
Christ the Redeemer	125 ft (38 m)	114 ft (34.7 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	6× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	42.5× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	45.7× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.