Concorde size comparison: how big is the Concorde?
Concorde: 12.2 m · 40 ft tall · 61.7 m · 202 ft long · 185 t (407,855 lb)
Concorde is 12.2 m · 40 ft tall (61.7 m · 202 ft long · 185 t (407,855 lb)). That is about 7.1× 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.
Concorde in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 1,220 cm |
| Metres | 12.2 m |
| Feet and inches | 40 ft |
| Inches | 480.3 in |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 7.1 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Concorde. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 4.1-floor building.
What is about the same size as Concorde?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Airliners) | 12.3 m · 40 ft | 10 cm taller (0.8%) |
| KC-135 Stratotanker (Fighter jets & military) | 12.7 m · 42 ft | 50 cm taller (4.1%) |
| E-3 Sentry AWACS (Fighter jets & military) | 12.6 m · 41 ft | 40 cm taller (3.3%) |
| B-52 Stratofortress (Fighter jets & military) | 12.4 m · 41 ft | 20 cm taller (1.6%) |
| Tupolev Tu-95 (Fighter jets & military) | 12.1 m · 40 ft | 10 cm shorter (0.8%) |
| Viking longship (Ships & boats) | 12 m · 39 ft | 20 cm shorter (1.6%) |
| Ancient tree giant (Fantasy & myth) | 12 m · 39 ft | 20 cm shorter (1.6%) |
| Comac C919 (Airliners) | 11.9 m · 39 ft | 30 cm shorter (2.5%) |
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 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