Fun Facts

Dimensions

Do you think you know your dimensions around the Alamodome? Take a guess, then click on each item below to reveal the answer.

Dimensions to the inside of the outside wall: 560 ft wide, 736 ft long
Height from plaza to ceiling: 160 ft
Height from field level to ceiling (Below ground level): 180 ft
Height to top of mast from Plaza: 288 ft
Height to top of mast from field level (Below ground level): 308 ft
Distance from plaza level to low end of roof: 154 ft
Distance from field level to low end of roof (Below ground level): 136 ft
Dimensions of floor space units to units (closed): 343 ft x 506 ft
Dimensions of floor space units to units (open): 256 ft x 401 ft
Average arena configuration floor rail North to South, units out: 118 ft average
Distance east and west units come out: 44 ft
Distance north and south units come out: 52.5 ft
Cubic feet inside to inside walls: 76,608,000 cubic feet. This would hold 573,027,840 gallons of water. That is 17,907,120 tons in water.

240 tons of chiller for ice rink
13 miles of piping under each ice rink
1,600,000 sq feet under roof
400 Horse Power for each of the two boilers
7 Elevators per column
2 Freight Elevators per column
2 Escalators per column
3,699 total kilowatt output by back-up generators (3 generators at 1,233 kw each)
1500 Horse power in each generator
961 Doors in Alamodome
46 full time staff
135+ part time staff
57 acres
672,000 pavers around the building (216,000 sq. ft.)
88 restrooms
16 meeting rooms
2836 parking spaces
55 designated handicap parking spaces
4 outside business call Alamodome home
7 first aid rooms
25 permanent concession stands