Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

To convert 3280 feet into meters we have to multiply 3280 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.3048 m

3280 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 3280 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 999.744 m

The final result is:

3280 ft → 999.744 m

We conclude that 3280 feet is equivalent to 999.744 meters:

3280 feet = 999.744 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0010002560655528 × 3280 feet.

Another way is saying that 3280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010002560655528 meters.

Approximate result

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

3280 ft ≅ 999.744 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand two hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to meters chart

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