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How Big Is a Boeing 747?

A Boeing 747 is about 232 ft (70.7 m) long. That is about 41 times as long as the average man is tall. The original "jumbo jet".

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How big is a Boeing 747 compared to the average man?

A Boeing 747 is about 41 times as long as the average man is tall. A Boeing 747 is 41.3× the size of the average man: about 41 average men lined up would match it.

Boeing 747 size facts

The Boeing 747-400 is 70.7 meters (232 ft) long.

How does a Boeing 747 compare to other things?

A Boeing 747 next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Boeing 747
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	19.7 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	180,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	125× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	4.7× bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	222 ft (67.8 m) bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	211 ft (64.3 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	165 ft (50.3 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	149 ft (45.3 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	131 ft (39.9 m) bigger
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	126 ft (38.3 m) bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	83 ft (25.3 m) bigger
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	73 ft (22.3 m) bigger
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	44 ft (13.3 m) bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	7 ft 7 in (230 cm) bigger
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	19 ft (5.7 m) smaller
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	48 ft (14.6 m) smaller
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	48 ft (14.7 m) smaller
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	65 ft (19.7 m) smaller
Colosseum	157 ft (48 m)	74 ft (22.7 m) smaller
Christ the Redeemer	125 ft (38 m)	107 ft (32.7 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	5.8× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	41.3× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	44.5× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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