Boeing 747-8 size comparison: how big is the Boeing 747-8?
Boeing 747-8: 19.4 m · 64 ft tall · 76.3 m · 250 ft long · 448 t (987,008 lb)
Boeing 747-8 is 19.4 m · 64 ft tall (76.3 m · 250 ft long · 448 t (987,008 lb)). That is about 11× 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.
Boeing 747-8 in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 1,940 cm |
| Metres | 19.4 m |
| Feet and inches | 64 ft |
| Inches | 763.8 in |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 11.3 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Boeing 747-8. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 6.5-floor building.
What is about the same size as Boeing 747-8?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 777X (Airliners) | 19.7 m · 65 ft | 30 cm taller (1.5%) |
| Sea serpent (Fantasy & myth) | 20 m · 66 ft | 60 cm taller (3.1%) |
| Catamaran (Ships & boats) | 20 m · 66 ft | 60 cm taller (3.1%) |
| Arab dhow (Ships & boats) | 20 m · 66 ft | 60 cm taller (3.1%) |
| Rowing shell (Boards & rides) | 19 m · 62 ft | 40 cm shorter (2.1%) |
| Giant mech (Robots & aliens) | 18 m · 59 ft | 1.4 m shorter (7.2%) |
| Mount Rushmore faces (Statues) | 18 m · 59 ft | 1.4 m shorter (7.2%) |
| Boeing 777-300ER (Airliners) | 18.5 m · 61 ft | 90 cm shorter (4.6%) |
More in Airliners
- Boeing 707 — 12.9 m · 42 ft
- Boeing 717 — 890 cm · 29' 2"
- Boeing 727 — 10.4 m · 34 ft
- 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 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
- Airbus A220 — 11.5 m · 38 ft