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 3048 miles into feet we have to multiply 3048 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

3048 mi → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 3048 mi × 5280 ft

L_(ft) = 16093440 ft

The final result is:

3048 mi → 16093440 ft

We conclude that 3048 miles is equivalent to 16093440 feet:

3048 miles = 16093440 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.2137119223733E-8 × 3048 miles.

Another way is saying that 3048 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 6.2137119223733E-8 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand forty-eight miles is approximately sixteen million ninety-three thousand four hundred forty feet:

3048 mi ≅ 16093440 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times three thousand forty-eight 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