Airbus Beluga size comparison: how big is the Airbus Beluga?
Airbus Beluga: 17.2 m · 56 ft tall · 56.2 m · 184 ft long · 155 t (341,716 lb)
Airbus Beluga is 17.2 m · 56 ft tall (56.2 m · 184 ft long · 155 t (341,716 lb)). That is about 10× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Airbus Beluga in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 1,720 cm |
| Metres | 17.2 m |
| Feet and inches | 56 ft |
| Inches | 677.2 in |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 10.1 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Airbus Beluga. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 5.7-floor building.
What is about the same size as Airbus Beluga?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A340 (Airliners) | 17.3 m · 57 ft | 10 cm taller (0.6%) |
| Neem tree (Trees) | 18 m · 59 ft | 80 cm taller (4.7%) |
| Mount Rushmore faces (Statues) | 18 m · 59 ft | 80 cm taller (4.7%) |
| Giant mech (Robots & aliens) | 18 m · 59 ft | 80 cm taller (4.7%) |
| Sailboat (Ships & boats) | 15 m · 49 ft | 2.2 m shorter (12.8%) |
| Tugboat (Ships & boats) | 15 m · 49 ft | 2.2 m shorter (12.8%) |
| Paddle steamer (Ships & boats) | 15 m · 49 ft | 2.2 m shorter (12.8%) |
| Airbus A350 (Airliners) | 17.1 m · 56 ft | 10 cm shorter (0.6%) |
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- Boeing 737-800 — 12.5 m · 41 ft
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 12.3 m · 40 ft
- Boeing 747-400 — 19.4 m · 64 ft
- Boeing 747-8 — 19.4 m · 64 ft
- Boeing 757 — 13.6 m · 45 ft
- Boeing 767 — 15.9 m · 52 ft
- Boeing 777-300ER — 18.5 m · 61 ft
- Boeing 777X — 19.7 m · 65 ft
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 17 m · 56 ft