Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to miles is 0.00018939393939394, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.00018939393939394 miles:

1 ft = 0.00018939393939394 mi

To convert 5280 feet into miles we have to multiply 5280 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.00018939393939394 mi

5280 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 5280 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1 mi

The final result is:

5280 ft → 1 mi

We conclude that 5280 feet is equivalent to 1 miles:

5280 feet = 1 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 1 × 5280 feet.

Another way is saying that 5280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand two hundred eighty feet is approximately one miles:

5280 ft ≅ 1 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately one times five thousand two hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to miles chart

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