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How Big Is an Aircraft Carrier?

An aircraft carrier is about 1,093 ft (333 m) long. That is about 195 times as long as the average man is tall. A Nimitz-class supercarrier.

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How big is an aircraft carrier compared to the average man?

An aircraft carrier is about 195 times as long as the average man is tall. An aircraft carrier is 195× the size of the average man: about 195 average men lined up would match it.

Aircraft Carrier size facts

Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are about 333 meters (1,092 ft) long.

How does an aircraft carrier compare to other things?

An aircraft carrier next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Aircraft carrier
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	4.18 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	38,300× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	26.6× bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	1,135 ft (346 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	988 ft (301 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	981 ft (299 m) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	723 ft (220 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	683 ft (208 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	636 ft (194 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	574 ft (175 m) bigger
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	390 ft (119 m) bigger
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	361 ft (110 m) bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	105 ft (32 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	9 ft 10 in (3 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	210 ft (64 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	223 ft (68 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	348 ft (106 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	463 ft (141 m) smaller
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	489 ft (149 m) smaller
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	527 ft (161 m) smaller
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	538 ft (164 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	27.3× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	195× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	209× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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