Boeing 737 vs Boeing 747
Boeing 737 vs Boeing 747
Boeing 747 is larger on weight
Boeing 747 is 5× Boeing 737 on weight.
A Boeing 737 and a Boeing 747 can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Boeing 737 | Boeing 747 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 41.41–79.01 t | 178.8–412.8 t |
| Height | 12.5 m | 19.4 m |
| Length | 39.5 m | 70.7 m |
| Width | 35.8 m | 64.4 m |
| Typical cost | 106,000,000 $ | 260,000,000 $ |
What the numbers say
- Boeing 747 is 5× Boeing 737 on weight.
- Boeing 747 is 1.6× Boeing 737 on height.
- Boeing 747 is 1.8× Boeing 737 on length.
- Boeing 747 is 1.8× Boeing 737 on width.
- Boeing 747 is 2.5× Boeing 737 on typical cost.
Weight compared.
Boeing 747 178.8–412.8 t
Boeing 737 41.41–79.01 t
Boeing 737
The best-selling jet airliner in history; figures here are for the 737-800.
Boeing 747
The first wide-body airliner, in production from 1968 to 2023; figures here are for the 747-400.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, Boeing 737 or Boeing 747?
- Boeing 747 is 5× Boeing 737 on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do Boeing 737s and Boeing 747s compare on height?
- Boeing 737: 12.5 m. Boeing 747: 19.4 m. Boeing 747 is 1.6× Boeing 737 on height.
- How do Boeing 737s and Boeing 747s compare on length?
- Boeing 737: 39.5 m. Boeing 747: 70.7 m. Boeing 747 is 1.8× Boeing 737 on length.
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Sources
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