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How many tennis balls would fill an airplane?
This one’s a tough one to photograph: some sizes in the photo are off by up to 49%. The numbers on this page are exact.
To fill an airplane
about 13,400 tennis balls
Piled up, that's of tennis balls
of space inside
Quick answer
About 13,400 tennis balls would fill the space of an airplane, about 3,500 liters.
It takes 13,400 tennis balls to fill the space of one airplane. To picture this, imagine a heap 12.1 ft (3.69 m) wide and 3.22 ft (98.1 cm) tall, which is about half the size of a dump truck load.
- One tennis ball
- 2.64 in (6.7 cm) long
- Height
- 2.64 in (6.7 cm)
- Each weighs
- 2.05 oz (58 g)
- Together they weigh
- 1,713 lb (777 kg)
- One airplane weighs
- 1.16 US tons (1.05 tonnes)
- Heap width
- 12.1 ft (3.69 m)
- Heap height
- 3.22 ft (98.1 cm)
- Fills about
- 4.57 yd³ (3.49 m³)
Sizes and weights are typical for an adult or standard tennis ball; real ones vary.
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Questions people ask
- How much do all of these tennis balls weigh?
- All together they weigh 1,713 lb (777 kg).
- What is the size of a single tennis ball?
- One tennis ball is about 2.64 in (6.7 cm) long, 2.64 in (6.7 cm) tall, and weighs 2.05 oz (58 g).
- How much total volume do the balls occupy?
- They fill about 4.57 yd³ (3.49 m³), which is the equivalent of about 3,500 liters.