Feet to Meters Converter — Free & Instant

What This Tool Does

This tool converts any length in feet to metres using the exact conversion factor (1 foot = 0.3048 m), an exact internationally defined value, not a rounded shortcut. It's aimed at anyone in a metric country making sense of a length quoted in feet — common in US construction plans, aircraft altitude readouts, and older Indian property terminology.

How to Use It

Type your length in feet into the value field (the tool is pre-set to convert Feet → Meters).
Press Convert.
Your result in metres appears instantly. Need a different unit pair? The Category, From and To dropdowns above the result still work if you want to switch.

Example

A commercial flight cruising at 35,000 feet converts to 10,668 metres — the figure you'd see quoted instead on a European or Indian aviation chart, which use metres for altitude.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many metres is 1 foot, exactly?

1 foot equals exactly 0.3048 metres — an exact, internationally defined conversion agreed in 1959, not a rounded approximation.

Why do aircraft altitudes get quoted in feet worldwide, even in metric countries?

International aviation adopted feet as the standard altitude unit early on for consistency across air traffic control systems globally, so pilots and controllers everywhere use feet for altitude regardless of which measurement system their country uses on the ground.

Is this useful for construction or DIY measurements?

Yes — many construction materials and older building plans (including in India) still reference feet, so converting to metres helps when cross-checking against a metric tape measure or a metric materials order.