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How tall is a Minuteman III ICBM?

A Minuteman III ICBM is about 18.2 m (60 ft) tall.

What is measured: US intercontinental ballistic missile, standing height

Minuteman III ICBM (18.2 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Minuteman III ICBM (18.2 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 77% of the length of a tennis court
  • About 1.5× the length of a city bus
  • About 20% of the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 36% of the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 9.1× as tall as a doorway

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Facts about Minuteman III ICBM

Minuteman III has remained America's sole land-based ICBM since 1970.

Source: USAF, 'Minuteman III Fact Sheet'

Military

NameSizeCompared with Minuteman III ICBM
Bell UH-1 Iroquois17.4 m (57 ft)0.96×
Mil Mi-24 Hind17.5 m (57 ft)0.96×
Sikorsky S-9217.6 m (58 ft)0.96×
Bell UH-1Y Venom17.6 m (58 ft)0.97×
Bell AH-1Z Viper17.7 m (58 ft)0.97×
AH-64 Apache17.7 m (58 ft)0.97×
Mil Mi-8 Hip18.2 m (60 ft)same size
Minuteman III ICBM18.2 m (60 ft)this page
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk18.7 m (61 ft)1×
F-4 Phantom II19.2 m (63 ft)1.1×

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