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The Everett factory is so huge you could fit
the whole of Disneyland or 55 soccer fields
inside. Beneath the plant are 2.3 miles
(3.7 km) of pedestrian tunnels.

This single bay inside the plant is
holding 12 airplanes waiting to
be painted. The Everett factory
can produce eight Boeing 777s
and ten 787s a month.

How big

is the biggest The perimeter of the
building measures
2.2 miles (3.5 km).

building? FAST FACTS Everett Factory, Seattle Pentagon, Washington

4,3 million sq ft
6.6 million sq ft
The Everett
Factory is the (398,000 sq m) (610,000 sq m)
biggest building by
volume, but others Abraj Al-Bait Towers hotel, Mecca:
have a larger 17 million sq ft (1.6 million sq m)
About 160 gallons (600 liters) floor space.
of paint are applied to each Dubai International Airport,
Boeing 747—that is 7.5 bathtubfuls. Terminal 3: 18.4 million
sq ft (1.71 million sq m)

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