Convert Miles (mi) to Feet (ft)

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Conversion:

1 Miles (mi) = 5280 Feet (ft)

How to Convert Miles (mi) to Feet (ft)

1 mi = 5280 ft

1 ft = 0.00018939393939 mi

Example: convert 15 Miles (mi) to Feet (ft):

25 mi = 132000 ft

Miles (mi) to Feet (ft) Conversion Table

Miles (mi)Feet (ft)
0.01 mi52.8 ft
0.1 mi528 ft
1 mi5280 ft
2 mi10560 ft
3 mi15840 ft
5 mi26400 ft
10 mi52800 ft
20 mi105600 ft
50 mi264000 ft
100 mi528000 ft
1000 mi5280000 ft

Miles (mi)

Definition

A mile (mi) is an imperial unit of length equal to 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or approximately 1.60934 kilometers.

History

The mile originated from the Roman 'mille passus' (a thousand paces). The statute mile of 5,280 feet was established by English Parliament in 1593 and remains the standard in the US and UK.

Current use

Miles are the primary unit for road distances and speed limits in the United States, United Kingdom, and a few other countries. They are also used in running events (the mile run) and informal distance references.

Feet (ft)

Definition

A foot (ft) is an imperial unit of length equal to 12 inches or exactly 0.3048 meters.

History

The foot has been used since antiquity — ancient civilizations based it on the length of a human foot. The modern international foot was standardized in 1959 to exactly 0.3048 meters by agreement between English-speaking nations.

Current use

Feet are the standard unit for measuring human height, room dimensions, building elevation, and altitude in aviation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and several other countries.