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 5500 feet into miles we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 ft → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 5500 ft × 0.00018939393939394 mi

L_(mi) = 1.0416666666667 mi

The final result is:

5500 ft → 1.0416666666667 mi

We conclude that 5500 feet is equivalent to 1.0416666666667 miles:

5500 feet = 1.0416666666667 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.96 × 5500 feet.

Another way is saying that 5500 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.96 miles.

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 point zero four two miles:

5500 ft ≅ 1.042 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point nine six times five thousand five hundred 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