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Feet to Miles Converter

Convert long distances in feet to miles and back, with a kilometer reference.

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Use this when you need:

Estimate roadway or pipeline lengths in miles from survey feet
Set race distances that need both feet and miles
Offer mile equivalents while keeping engineering drawings in feet

You’ll get:Length

How this is calculated

Formula:

miles = feet / 5280

In plain language:

A statute mile is exactly 5,280 feet. Divide feet by 5,280 to get miles; multiply miles by 5,280 to return to feet.

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What these terms mean

Length

Length used in the calculation.

When to use this calculator

Estimate roadway or pipeline lengths in miles from survey feet
Set race distances that need both feet and miles
Offer mile equivalents while keeping engineering drawings in feet

Last updated: November 26, 2025

Feet to miles converter explained

This converter turns long runs of feet into miles and back again. It’s useful for road work quantities, trail markers, and utility line layouts.

How the conversion works

One statute mile is defined as exactly 5,280 feet:

\text{miles} = \frac{\text{feet}}{5{,}280}

\text{feet} = \text{miles} \times 5{,}280

Units and conversions

Unit	Symbol	Relation
Foot	ft	base input
Mile	mi	1 mi = 5,280 ft
Kilometer	km	1 km = 3,280.84 ft

Worked examples

Utility trench length Given 13,200 ft:
$\text{miles} = 13{,}200 \div 5{,}280 = 2.5\,\text{mi}$
Result: 2.5 mi.
Race course measurement Given 0.75 mi:
$\text{feet} = 0.75 \times 5{,}280 = 3{,}960\,\text{ft}$
Result: 3,960 ft.

Tips and pitfalls

Use miles for roadway and pipeline alignments; keep feet for construction staking.
For rounding, keep one decimal place in miles when the underlying feet measurement is within a few inches.
Differentiate statute miles (5,280 ft) from nautical miles (about 6,076.12 ft) used in aviation and marine contexts.

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Version:: v1.0.0
Last reviewed:: Nov 26, 2025
Sensitivity:: low

Last updated: November 26, 2025

Feet to miles converter explained

This converter turns long runs of feet into miles and back again. It’s useful for road work quantities, trail markers, and utility line layouts.

How the conversion works

One statute mile is defined as exactly 5,280 feet:

\text{miles} = \frac{\text{feet}}{5{,}280}

\text{feet} = \text{miles} \times 5{,}280

Units and conversions

Unit	Symbol	Relation
Foot	ft	base input
Mile	mi	1 mi = 5,280 ft
Kilometer	km	1 km = 3,280.84 ft

Worked examples

Utility trench length Given 13,200 ft:
$\text{miles} = 13{,}200 \div 5{,}280 = 2.5\,\text{mi}$
Result: 2.5 mi.
Race course measurement Given 0.75 mi:
$\text{feet} = 0.75 \times 5{,}280 = 3{,}960\,\text{ft}$
Result: 3,960 ft.

Tips and pitfalls

Use miles for roadway and pipeline alignments; keep feet for construction staking.
For rounding, keep one decimal place in miles when the underlying feet measurement is within a few inches.
Differentiate statute miles (5,280 ft) from nautical miles (about 6,076.12 ft) used in aviation and marine contexts.

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How this is calculated

What these terms mean

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Feet to miles converter explained

How the conversion works

Units and conversions

Worked examples

Tips and pitfalls

References and further reading

Frequently Asked Questions

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