Convert Foot to Meter.
Input the value of feet below to convert instantly to meters with standard conversions, definitions, and equations.
About converting feet to meters
Feet to meters is the headline conversion between imperial and metric distance — essential for travel, sports, construction, and reading specifications from the other side of the Atlantic.
One foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters, so converting feet to meters means multiplying by 0.3048. A 6-foot height is 1.8288 m, a 100-foot rope is 30.48 m, and an American football field (300 feet between goal lines) is 91.44 m.
The foot has ancient roots as a body-based unit, but the modern international foot was standardized in 1959 as precisely 0.3048 meters. The United States also retained a marginally different 'US survey foot' for legacy geodetic data, though it differs by only about 2 parts per million and was officially retired for new work at the end of 2022.
- A fast approximation: multiply feet by 0.3 for a rough meter value, which is close enough for everyday estimates.
- For altitude, 1,000 feet ≈ 305 meters — handy when a flight announces cruising altitude in feet.
How to Convert Feet to Meters
To convert foot to meter, we use the official conversion formulas. Below is the mathematical formula, plain-English explanation, and a worked example.
Foot (ft)
Imperial and US customary unit equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters.
Meter (m)
The fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Foot to Meter Conversion Table
| Foot (ft) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 15 ft | 4.572 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 250 ft | 76.2 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1000 ft | 304.8 m |
Meter to Foot Conversion Table
| Meter (m) | Foot (ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 3.28084 ft |
| 2 m | 6.56168 ft |
| 3 m | 9.84252 ft |
| 5 m | 16.4042 ft |
| 10 m | 32.8084 ft |
| 15 m | 49.2126 ft |
| 20 m | 65.6168 ft |
| 25 m | 82.021 ft |
| 50 m | 164.04199 ft |
| 100 m | 328.08399 ft |
| 250 m | 820.20997 ft |
| 500 m | 1640.41995 ft |
| 1000 m | 3280.8399 ft |