Last updated: November 26, 2025
Feet to meters converter explained
Translate feet into meters (and back) with the exact international conversion. It’s useful for construction drawings, athletics, and aviation altitudes when metric figures are required.
How the conversion works
One foot equals exactly 0.3048 meters:
Units and conversions
| Unit | Symbol | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| Foot | ft | base input |
| Meter | m | 1 ft = 0.3048 m |
| Centimeter | cm | 1 ft = 30.48 cm |
| Inch | in | 1 ft = 12 in |
Worked examples
-
Ceiling height in meters Given 15 ft:
Result: 4.572 m.
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Metric drawing to feet Given 2.2 m:
Result: 7.218 ft (about 86.61 in).
Tips and pitfalls
- Keep three decimals in meters for construction tolerances; two decimals suffice for room dimensions.
- If working with survey data pre-2023, verify whether the U.S. survey foot was used; differences accumulate over long baselines.
- When converting altitude for aviation briefs, note that flight levels use feet even in metric countries; convert only when the target audience needs meters.