Feet to Meters Converter (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly. Convert feet to meters for flight altitudes, building codes, sports courts and drone limits, with ft and m charts.
m = ft × 0.3048
Foot (ft): The international foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, or 12 inches. This converter uses that definition, not the former US survey foot of 1200/3937 metre used in some historical survey records.
Meter (m): The metre is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.
| Foot (ft) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 25 | 7.62 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
Feet remain the working unit for aircraft altitude in most of the world's airspace, and for building codes, property listings and sports facilities in the United States. Engineering drawings, metric building rules and most maps use meters, so figures often have to cross over. The international foot is exactly 0.3048 m, which makes every result on this page exact.
The second chart goes the other way for metric values you might need in feet, such as a 2.4 m ceiling or a 300 m tower. For a height written in feet and inches, turn the inches into a fraction of a foot before typing it in, as the last question below explains.
How to use this tool
- Type a value in the Foot box to see it in meters, or type in the Meter box to convert the other way.
- Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
- Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Length converter.
Formula
m = ft × 0.3048
ft = m ÷ 0.3048
Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 meter = 3.28083989501 feet and 1 foot = 0.3048 meters (shown to 12 significant digits).
Example
Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:
400 ft × 0.3048 = 121.92 m
2.4 m × 3.28083989501 ≈ 7.87402 ft
Foot to Meter chart
Common values from feet to meters, rounded to four decimal places.
| Foot (ft) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.1524 |
| 1.5 | 0.4572 |
| 2.5 | 0.762 |
| 3.5 | 1.0668 |
| 5.5 | 1.6764 |
| 6.5 | 1.9812 |
| 7 | 2.1336 |
| 8 | 2.4384 |
| 9 | 2.7432 |
| 11 | 3.3528 |
| 14 | 4.2672 |
| 18 | 5.4864 |
| 24 | 7.3152 |
| 35 | 10.668 |
| 60 | 18.288 |
| 75 | 22.86 |
| 90 | 27.432 |
| 150 | 45.72 |
| 200 | 60.96 |
| 250 | 76.2 |
| 330 | 100.584 |
| 400 | 121.92 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
| 3,000 | 914.4 |
| 5,280 | 1,609.34 |
| 10,000 | 3,048 |
| 18,000 | 5,486.4 |
Meter to Foot chart
The reverse direction for values people often look up.
| Meter (m) | Foot (ft) |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 0.9843 |
| 2.4 | 7.874 |
| 2.7 | 8.8583 |
| 3.5 | 11.4829 |
| 7 | 22.9659 |
| 9 | 29.5276 |
| 11 | 36.0892 |
| 18 | 59.0551 |
| 40 | 131.2336 |
| 60 | 196.8504 |
| 120 | 393.7008 |
| 150 | 492.126 |
| 300 | 984.252 |
| 500 | 1,640.42 |
| 1,000 | 3,280.84 |
| 3,000 | 9,842.52 |
Heights and distances set in feet
| Rule or setting | Foot (ft) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|---|
| FAA altitude limit for small drones (Part 107) | 400 | 121.92 |
| Floor of US Class A airspace, above mean sea level | 18,000 | 5,486.4 |
| Basketball rim height above the floor | 10 | 3.048 |
| Baseball, pitching rubber to home plate | 60.5 | 18.4404 |
| Tennis court length, baseline to baseline | 78 | 23.7744 |
| Minimum ceiling height for US living space (IRC) | 7 | 2.1336 |
Quick mental estimate
Multiply the feet by 3 and divide by 10: 400 ft → 120 m, against an exact 121.92 m. Using 0.3 in place of 0.3048 makes the estimate about 1.6% low, so add about half a meter for every 100 ft when it matters.
Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.
The two units
Foot (ft): The international foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, or 12 inches. This converter uses that definition, not the former US survey foot of 1200/3937 metre used in some historical survey records.
Meter (m): The metre is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 of a second.
Frequently asked questions
What is 1,000 feet in meters?
Exactly 304.8 m. Building heights in the US are often quoted in feet, and a 1,000 ft tower is just over 300 m, the height above which buildings are commonly called supertall.
Why do pilots still use feet for altitude?
The international aviation rules allow the foot as an alternative to the meter for altitude, and most countries use it, so pilots and controllers share one scale. A few countries, China among them, assign flight levels in meters instead.
How do I enter feet and inches, like 5 ft 9 in?
Turn the inches into a fraction of a foot first: 9 in is 0.75 ft, so type 5.75, which gives 1.7526 m. Typing 5.9 would be wrong, because the digits after the point are tenths of a foot, not inches.
How precise is the result?
The converter uses the exact definitions above with browser floating-point arithmetic and shows up to 12 significant digits. The charts round to four decimal places for reading.
Sources
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