Convert miles to feet
1 mi = 5280 ft
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How many feet are in a mile?
One mile is 5280 feet. To convert any amount, multiply by 5280. Going the other way, one foot is 0.000189393939 miles.
What is the formula to convert mi to ft?
Multiply the mile figure by 5280. So ft = mi × 5280. For a quick mental estimate, multiplying by about 5280 gets you within a percent or so, which is close enough for most everyday purposes.
What does a mile actually look like?
One mile is a comfortable 20-minute walk. The statute mile is exactly 1,609.344 metres, a consequence of the inch being fixed at 25.4 mm in 1959. It remains the road unit in the US and UK.
And what is a foot?
One foot is about the length of a standard ruler. The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres. It survives in aviation worldwide — altitudes are given in feet almost everywhere, including in fully metric countries.
Is this conversion exact?
Yes. Since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, the imperial and metric systems are related by exact definitions rather than measurements — the inch is exactly 25.4 mm and the pound exactly 0.45359237 kg. Everything derived from those, including this conversion, is therefore exact. Round at the end rather than partway through, since rounding mi before converting introduces an error the conversion then multiplies.
About mi to ft
How to convert miles to feet
Multiply by 5280. One mile is 5280 feet, and one foot is 0.000189393939 miles.
ft = mi × 5280
Worked example
10 mi = 52800 ft. For a sense of scale, one mile is a comfortable 20-minute walk, and one foot is about the length of a standard ruler.
About the mile
The statute mile is exactly 1,609.344 metres, a consequence of the inch being fixed at 25.4 mm in 1959. It remains the road unit in the US and UK.
About the foot
The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres. It survives in aviation worldwide — altitudes are given in feet almost everywhere, including in fully metric countries.
Quick reference
| miles | feet |
|---|---|
| 1 mi | 5280 ft |
| 2 mi | 10560 ft |
| 5 mi | 26400 ft |
| 10 mi | 52800 ft |
| 25 mi | 132000 ft |
| 50 mi | 264000 ft |
| 100 mi | 528000 ft |
| 1000 mi | 5280000 ft |
Getting it right
This conversion is exact by definition, so the only limit on accuracy is how many digits you keep. Round at the end rather than partway through — rounding mi to a whole number before converting introduces an error that the conversion then multiplies.
Other length conversions
Convert feet back to miles, or pick any other pair with the full unit converter. Related: mi to km, mi to m, mi to cm.