Meters to Feet Converter
Convert meters to feet, or feet to meters, instantly.
Length Conversion Formulas
Feet = meters × 3.28084. Meters = feet ÷ 3.28084 (equivalently, feet × 0.3048).
Worked example
Convert 10 meters to feet.
10 × 3.28084 = 32.8084
10 meters = 32.8084 feet
Worked example (feet to meters)
Convert 6 feet to meters.
6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288
6 feet = 1.8288 meters
Quick reference: meters to feet
| Meters | Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 3.281 |
| 5 m | 16.404 |
| 10 m | 32.808 |
| 100 m (sprint) | 328.084 |
| 1,000 m | 3,280.84 |
Keep going
- Meters-to-feet and miles-to-km are both metric-to-imperial length conversions, just at different scales; the miles to km calculator handles the longer-distance version. Miles ↔ Km Calculator
- Once you have a length in feet, inches to feet breaks that same imperial unit down further; the inches to feet calculator moves between those two smaller units. Inches ↔ Feet Calculator
Frequently Asked Questions
How many feet are in a meter?
1 meter = 3.28084 feet.
How many meters are in a foot?
1 foot = 0.3048 meters.
Why is the conversion factor 3.28084?
A meter is defined precisely in terms of the speed of light, and a foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters. Dividing 1 by 0.3048 gives 3.28084 feet per meter.
How many feet is a 100-meter sprint?
100 × 3.28084 ≈ 328.08 feet — just over the length of a US football field (300 feet), which is why a 100 m dash and a football field are often compared as roughly the same distance.
What's a common mistake converting meters to feet?
Treating a meter as if it were the same as a yard. A meter (3.28084 feet) is close to a yard (3 feet exactly) but not identical — the gap is about 9.4%, so over a 1,000-meter course, mixing them up introduces an error of roughly 281 feet.
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