How long is a jumbo jet?

Compared with things you know

• About 16 times as long as a family car (4.5 m)
• About 5.8 times as long as a city bus (12 m)
• About 2.3 times the width of the front of the Parthenon (30.9 m)

Did you know?

The Boeing 747 was the first wide-body airliner and the first plane called a "Jumbo Jet".

More sizes

• Articulated lorry16.5 m · 54.1 ft long
• Giant cruise ship361 m · 1,184 ft long
• City bus12 m · 39.4 ft long
• Cessna 17211 m · 36.1 ft wingspan
• Full-size pickup truck5.9 m · 19.4 ft long
• Family car4.5 m · 14.8 ft long

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