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 5048 meters into feet we have to multiply 5048 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

5048 m → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5048 m × 3.2808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16561.679790026 ft

The final result is:

5048 m → 16561.679790026 ft

We conclude that 5048 meters is equivalent to 16561.679790026 feet:

5048 meters = 16561.679790026 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.0380348652932E-5 × 5048 meters.

Another way is saying that 5048 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0380348652932E-5 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-eight meters is approximately sixteen thousand five hundred sixty-one point six eight feet:

5048 m ≅ 16561.68 ft

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