Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to feet is 5280, which means that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet:

1 mi = 5280 ft

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

1 mi → 5280 ft

1000 mi → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1000 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 5280000 ft

The final result is:

1000 mi → 5280000 ft

We conclude that 1000 miles is equivalent to 5280000 feet:

1000 miles = 5280000 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 1.8939393939394E-7 × 1000 miles.

Another way is saying that 1000 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8939393939394E-7 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand miles is approximately five million two hundred eighty thousand feet:

1000 mi ≅ 5280000 ft

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

Conversion table

miles to feet chart

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