How big is 8,718.4 city blocks?
It's about ten-and-a-half times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 841.60 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 841.60 city blocks, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 770.70 city blocks.
(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 770.70 city blocks, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Cape Town
The size of Cape Town is about 113,400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 113,400 city blocks in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about fourteen times as big as LAX
The size of LAX is about 640 city blocks.
(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 650 city blocks of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about fifteen times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 576 city blocks.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 576 city blocks, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about fifteen-and-a-half times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 565.20 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 565.20 city blocks between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Yosemite National Park
The size of Yosemite National Park is about 139,436 city blocks.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 139,436 city blocks in total area, of which 9,581.720 city blocks is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about sixteen times as big as Tokelau
The size of Tokelau is about 550 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Tokelau Islands, a.k.a. The Union Islands) (New Zealand Territory) (total area)
Tokelau, a territory consisting of three coral atolls under the sovereignty of New Zealand, measures 550 city blocks. With exports consisting of small crafts and small-scale agriculture, most of which is traded only with New Zealand, Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.
It's about sixteen-and-a-half times as big as Mackinac Island
The size of Mackinac Island is about 520.870 city blocks.
(Michigan)
Mackinac Island measures 521.01 city blocks in total land area. The island is located in Lake Huron and is known as a historically-cultured tourist destination and summer colony, home to the well-known Victorian Grand Hotel.
It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as big as Dublin International Airport (DUB)
The size of Dublin International Airport (DUB) is about 499.40 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (Collinstown, Leinster, Ireland) (total site area)
Dublin International Airport covers a total area of 499.40 city blocks, including two passenger terminals, outbuildings, and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 4,709 m.
It's about eighteen-and-a-half times as big as Boracay Island
The size of Boracay Island is about 475.40 city blocks.
(Malay, Aklan, Philippines)
Frequently called "the best island in the world," Boracay Island measures 475.40 city blocks. The most famous destination of the Island is the 4-km-long White Beach.
It's about twenty times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 400 city blocks, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Rhode Island
The size of Rhode Island is about 184,340 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 184,340 city blocks in total area. Several large bays totaling 124,655 city blocks make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Kangaroo Island
The size of Kangaroo Island is about 202,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 202,900 city blocks in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Fort Bliss
The size of Fort Bliss is about 209,000 city blocks.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 209,000 city blocks. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.