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 5500 feet into meters we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 ft → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 5500 ft × 0.3048 m

L_(m) = 1676.4 m

The final result is:

5500 ft → 1676.4 m

We conclude that 5500 feet is equivalent to 1676.4 meters:

5500 feet = 1676.4 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.00059651634454784 × 5500 feet.

Another way is saying that 5500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059651634454784 meters.

Approximate result

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

5500 ft ≅ 1676.4 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand five hundred 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