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 4997 meters into feet we have to multiply 4997 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

4997 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4997 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16394.356955381 ft

The final result is:

4997 m → 16394.356955381 ft

We conclude that 4997 meters is equivalent to 16394.356955381 feet:

4997 meters = 16394.356955381 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.0996597958775E-5 × 4997 meters.

Another way is saying that 4997 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0996597958775E-5 feet.

Approximate result

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

4997 m ≅ 16394.357 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times four thousand nine 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