Feet to Meters Converter

Convert feet to metres quickly and accurately. Type a length in feet and the equivalent in metres appears instantly.

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Feet

Metres

Formula

To convert feet to metres, multiply the value by 0.3048.

1 ft = 0.3048 m

metres = feet × 0.3048

About feet and metres

The metre is the base unit of length in the metric system, originally intended as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole and now defined by the speed of light.

The foot remains standard in the United States for height, room dimensions and construction, and internationally in aviation, where altitude is still given in feet almost everywhere.

Accuracy

One foot is exactly 0.3048 metres by international agreement, so every conversion here is exact rather than approximate.

Feet to Metres conversion table

Feet	Metres
1 ft	0.3048 m
5 ft	1.524 m
6 ft	1.8288 m
10 ft	3.048 m
20 ft	6.096 m
50 ft	15.24 m
100 ft	30.48 m
500 ft	152.4 m
1,000 ft	304.8 m
5,280 ft	1,609.344 m

Frequently asked questions

How do you convert feet to metres?

Metres = feet × 0.3048. For example, 1 ft equals 0.3048 m.

How many metres is 6 feet?

6 feet is 1.8288 metres, usually given as 1.83 m.

How many metres is 5 feet 10 inches?

First convert to feet: 10 inches is 0.8333 feet, so the height is 5.8333 feet. That is 1.7780 metres, or about 1.78 m.

Why does aviation still use feet for altitude?

Because separation standards, instruments and radio phraseology were standardised on feet internationally, and changing them all at once would create more risk than the inconsistency does. Only a few countries, notably Russia and China, use metres.