Vehicles · #166 biggest of 1,014
How big is an aircraft carrier?
333 m
An aircraft carrier measures 333 m. That's about 3.17 soccer fields lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 333 meters, or about 1,093 feet.
- It's about 196 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 3.17 soccer fields could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 238 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #166 by size.
Size comparison
How aircraft carrier stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Bank of America Tower
366 m
cruise ship
360 m
Aon Center
346 m
John Hancock Center
344 m
aircraft carrier
333 m
Eiffel Tower
330 m
Q1 Tower
322 m
Chrysler Building
319 m
Titanic
269 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 0.511% of its height.
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