Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to feet is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet:

1 m = 3.2808398950131 ft

To convert 1000 meters into feet we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 3.2808398950131 ft

1000 m → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 1000 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 3280.8398950131 ft

The final result is:

1000 m → 3280.8398950131 ft

We conclude that 1000 meters is equivalent to 3280.8398950131 feet:

1000 meters = 3280.8398950131 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 × 1000 meters.

Another way is saying that 1000 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003048 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand meters is approximately three thousand two hundred eighty point eight four feet:

1000 m ≅ 3280.84 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand meters.

Conversion table

meters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to feet