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Metres to feet.

Convert m to ft and ft to m. Type in either box and the other follows. One metre is 3.28084 feet, which is why a 100 m sprint is a shade under 110 yards.

m → ftExact definition
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Metres to feet — common values, to 6 significant figures.
mft
1 m3.28084 ft
2 m6.56168 ft
3 m9.84252 ft
5 m16.4042 ft
10 m32.8084 ft
15 m49.2126 ft
20 m65.6168 ft
25 m82.021 ft
50 m164.042 ft
100 m328.084 ft
200 m656.168 ft
1 m=3.280839895 ft 1 ft=0.3048 m

Definitions

  • The metre is the SI base unit of length, defined by fixing the speed of light at 299 792 458 m/s.
  • The foot is exactly 12 inches, or 0.3048 m. Aviation still uses it for altitude worldwide.
  • This conversion is exact by definition. 1 m = 3.280839895 ft.
  • The metre is SI; every imperial and US customary length here is defined exactly in terms of it by the 1959 international yard and pound agreement.

How it works

One direction multiplies and the other divides by the same number, so nothing is lost by going back and forth.

The value passes through m, the unit every other length & distance unit on the site is defined against, rather than a number written into this page on its own. That is why the figure here, the figure in the table above and the general length & distance converter always agree.

Display precision limits significant figures rather than decimal places, because one fixed number of decimals is useless across a range this wide. Very large and very small results switch to scientific notation with a proper superscript exponent. The editable box always holds a plain number at full working precision, so you can carry on from either side.

Common questions this answers: how many feet in a metre (3.28084), how many metres in a foot (0.3048), and what 100 m is in feet (328.084 ft).

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