Direct aircraft comparison

A380-800vs747-8

Verified dimensions and operating figures, aligned field by field.

AirbusA380-800Long-haul passenger airlinerVSBoeing747-8Passenger and freighter widebody

Which is wider?A380-800

79.8 m wingspan

Which is longer?747-8

76.3 m long

Which is heavier?A380-800

575 t MTOW

Same scale

The numbers, visually

Bars are normalised within each measure. A long bar in “payload” cannot be compared directly with a long bar in “wingspan”.

Length

A380-80072.7 m

747-876.3 m

Wingspan

A380-80079.8 m

747-868.4 m

Height

A380-80024.1 m

747-819.4 m

MTOW

A380-800575 t

747-8447.7 t

Payload

A380-8000 t

747-8137.7 t

Maximum seats

A380-800853

747-8467

Full specification comparison
Specification	A380-800	747-8
Length	72.7 m	76.3 m
Wingspan	79.8 m	68.4 m
Height	24.1 m	19.4 m
Maximum takeoff weight	575 t	447.7 t
Maximum payload	—	137.7 t
Maximum passengers	853	467
Range	14,800 km	14,320 km
Engines	4 · Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP7200	4 · General Electric GEnx-2B67
First flight	27 April 2005	8 February 2010
Status	In airline service; production ended	In service; production ended

What is the key difference?

A380-800: Its 79.8-metre span and 72.7-metre length were kept inside an 80-by-80-metre airport compatibility envelope. Two passenger decks provide about 550 square metres of floor area.

747-8: The 76.3-metre fuselage is longer than the A380, while its 68.4-metre span is substantially narrower. Passenger capacity depends heavily on airline configuration.

Figures link back to the source notes on each aircraft profile. Last database review: 9 September 2026.