Miles to feet

Multiply miles by 5,280 to get feet.

1 mi = 5,280 ftNIST HB 44

Convert

15,840ft

3 mi = 15,840 ft

How to convert miles to feet

The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement. The mile is exactly 1609.344 metres (5280 feet), the international mile.

Worked example — 3 mi: 3 × 5,280 = 15,840 ft. (15,840 ft 0 in)

Miles to feet table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on feet to miles.
Miles	Feet	Feet and in
0.25 mi	1,320 ft	1,320 ft 0 in
0.5 mi	2,640 ft	2,640 ft 0 in
1 mi	5,280 ft	5,280 ft 0 in
2 mi	10,560 ft	10,560 ft 0 in
3 mi	15,840 ft	15,840 ft 0 in
5 mi	26,400 ft	26,400 ft 0 in
10 mi	52,800 ft	52,800 ft 0 in
26.2 mi	138,336 ft	138,336 ft 0 in
50 mi	264,000 ft	264,000 ft 0 in

Reverse and related

feet → milesreverse conversion m → ft1 m = 3.2808 ft ft → m1 ft = 0.3048 m km → mi1 km = 0.621371 mi mi → km1 mi = 1.6093 km cm → ft1 cm = 0.0328084 ft ft → cm1 ft = 30.48 cm

About miles and feet

Mile (mi)

1 mi = 5,280 ft

Definition. Exactly 1609.344 metres (5280 feet), the international mile

History and origin

The mile comes from the Roman mille passus, a thousand paces, and became the English statute mile of 5280 feet in 1593. Through the 1959 agreement it is exactly 1609.344 metres.

Current use

The mile is the main unit for road distances and speed limits in the United States and United Kingdom, and for running events like the mile and the marathon.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C

Foot (ft)

1 ft = 0.000189394 mi

Definition. Exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement

History and origin

The foot is an ancient unit based roughly on a human foot, and its length varied from place to place for centuries. The modern international foot was fixed at exactly 0.3048 metres by the 1959 yard and pound agreement.

Current use

The foot is the everyday unit of length in the United States for height, rooms and construction, and is still widely used in the United Kingdom.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C

Where people use this

Miles: road distances in the US and UK, running. Feet: height in the US, room dimensions, construction. 1 mile is exactly 5280 feet.

How we know this is right

The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:

1 ft = 0.0001893939394 mi, so 1 mi = 1 ÷ 0.0001893939394 = 5,280 ft.

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Both units are defined in International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C.

Questions people ask

How many feet are in a mile?

One mile is exactly 5280 feet.

How many feet is half a mile?

Half a mile is 2640 feet.

What is 2 miles in feet?

2 miles is 10,560 feet.

All mile conversions

Kilometres to miles1 km = 0.621371 mi Miles to kilometres1 mi = 1.6093 km Feet to miles1 ft = 0.000189394 mi Miles to metres1 mi = 1,609.344 m