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 397 meters into feet we have to multiply 397 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

397 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 397 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1302.4934383202 ft

The final result is:

397 m → 1302.4934383202 ft

We conclude that 397 meters is equivalent to 1302.4934383202 feet:

397 meters = 1302.4934383202 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00076775818639798 × 397 meters.

Another way is saying that 397 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00076775818639798 feet.

Approximate result

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

397 m ≅ 1302.493 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three hundred ninety-seven 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