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It's about one-sixtieth as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 485,100 square perches.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 485,100 square perches between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 494,000 square perches.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 494,000 square perches, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about one-seventieth as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 550,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 560,000 square perches of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 661,500 square perches.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 661,500 square perches, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-ninetieth as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 722,300 square perches.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 722,300 square perches, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 816,800 square perches.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 816,800 square perches, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about 150 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 59.97064710 square perches.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 59.97064710 square perches. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,200,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 1,200,000 square perches. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 11 square perches, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about 150 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 48.950 square perches.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 48.950 square perches between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 150 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 46.70 square perches.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 46.70 square perches. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 2,800,000 square perches.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 2,800,000 square perches in total area. The rocky offshore area of the island makes it popular for shipwreck diving, with some wrecks as shallow as 10 ft. under the water.
It's about 400 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 19.59595960 square perches.
(per NBA regulation)
Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 19.59595960 square perches. The first basketball game, held in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played on a court half the size of today's NBA standard and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about one-five-hundredth as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 3,990,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 3,990,000 square perches. Part of the former total area of 4,740,000 square perches now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about one-five-hundred-fiftieth as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 4,304,060 square perches.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 4,303,980 square perches in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about 550 times as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 14 square perches.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 14 square perches. Because the film used in an IMAX movie is more than eight times larger than regular film, the platters of a two-and-a-half hour feature film can weigh up to 250 kg (550 lbs).
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