How many feet in a mile?
There are two types of miles, the statute mile and the nautical mile. The nautical mile is used in air and marine navigation. So, depending on what type of mile is converted, the answer to the question of how many feet in a mile might be different. If you are converting from statute miles to feet, then there are 5280 feet in a mile. If you are measuring the marine or air, it means you are converting from the nautical miles to feet, then there are 6076.12 feet in a nautical mile.
In this converter page, the tables and the converter is based on the statute mile and the feet.
Here is the list of conversion factors from miles to feet:
- 1 Statute mile = 5280 feet
- 1 International nautical mile = 6076.12 feet
- 1 UK nautical mile = 6080 feet
How to convert from miles to feet?
To convert from miles to feet, multiply the mile value by the conversion factor. For example, if converting from statute miles to feet, then multiply the mile value by 5280.
For example, to find out how many feet in 2 miles, multiply 5280 by 2, that makes 10560 feet in 2 miles.
miles to feet formula
feet = mile * 5280
What is a Mile?
Mile is an imperial system length unit. 1 mile = 5280 feet. The symbol is "mi".
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