Miles to feet (ft) length units conversion factors are listed below (land mile and UK, US nautical mile). To find out how many feet in a mile, multiply by the conversion factor or use the converter. 1 Mile = 5280 Feet, 1 Mile [US, Nautical] = 6076.1154856 Feet. 1 Mile [UK, Nautical] = 6080 Feet. There are 5280 feet in a mile, because by definition one mile is 8 furlongs (used in agriculture) and 1 furlong is 660 feet, that makes 8 * 660 ft = 5280 feet in a mile.
For example, to find out how many feet there are in a mile and a half, multiply the mile value by the conversion factor, that makes 1.5 mile * 5280 = 7920 feet in a mile and a half. Mile is an imperial and US customary length unit and equals to 5280 feet, 1760 yards, 63360 inches, 1.60934 kilometers and 1609.34 meters. The abbreviation is "mi". Foot is an imperial and US customary length unit and it is defined as 0.3048 meters (30.48 centimeters or 12 inches). There are 5280 feet in a mile (US and UK), 6076.1 feet in a US nautical mile and 6080 feet in a UK nautical mile. The abbreviation is "ft".
