How to convert feet per second to meters per second
Multiply by 0.3048, or divide by three and take a little off. A hundred feet per second is 30.48 meters per second.
m/s = ft/s × 0.3048The other way round, divide by 0.3048, or multiply by 3.28.
Where these two units are used
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed, and yet no road sign shows it: it lives in physics and in wind readings. Free fall is spoken in both: 9.81 m/s² on one side, 32.2 ft/s² on the other, and it is the speed a dropped object gains every second, depending which table you read.
Feet per second to meters per second conversion table
| 1 ft/s | 0.30 m/s |
| 3.28 ft/s | 1.00 m/s |
| 5 ft/s | 1.52 m/s |
| 10 ft/s | 3.05 m/s |
| 16.67 ft/s | 5.08 m/s |
| 30 ft/s | 9.14 m/s |
| 50 ft/s | 15.24 m/s |
| 88 ft/s | 26.82 m/s |
| 100 ft/s | 30.48 m/s |
| 176 ft/s | 53.64 m/s |
| 1,125 ft/s | 342.90 m/s |
Show every value
- 1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
- 2 ft/s = 0.6096 m/s
- 3 ft/s = 0.9144 m/s
- 4 ft/s = 1.2192 m/s
- 5 ft/s = 1.524 m/s
- 6 ft/s = 1.8288 m/s
- 7 ft/s = 2.1336 m/s
- 8 ft/s = 2.4384 m/s
- 9 ft/s = 2.7432 m/s
- 10 ft/s = 3.048 m/s
- 11 ft/s = 3.3528 m/s
- 12 ft/s = 3.6576 m/s
- 13 ft/s = 3.9624 m/s
- 14 ft/s = 4.2672 m/s
- 15 ft/s = 4.572 m/s
- 16 ft/s = 4.8768 m/s
- 17 ft/s = 5.1816 m/s
- 18 ft/s = 5.4864 m/s
- 19 ft/s = 5.7912 m/s
- 20 ft/s = 6.096 m/s
- 21 ft/s = 6.4008 m/s
- 22 ft/s = 6.7056 m/s
- 23 ft/s = 7.0104 m/s
- 24 ft/s = 7.3152 m/s
- 25 ft/s = 7.62 m/s
- 26 ft/s = 7.9248 m/s
- 27 ft/s = 8.2296 m/s
- 28 ft/s = 8.5344 m/s
- 29 ft/s = 8.8392 m/s
- 30 ft/s = 9.144 m/s
- 31 ft/s = 9.4488 m/s
- 32 ft/s = 9.7536 m/s
- 33 ft/s = 10.0584 m/s
- 34 ft/s = 10.3632 m/s
- 35 ft/s = 10.668 m/s
- 36 ft/s = 10.9728 m/s
- 37 ft/s = 11.2776 m/s
- 38 ft/s = 11.5824 m/s
- 39 ft/s = 11.8872 m/s
- 40 ft/s = 12.192 m/s
- 41 ft/s = 12.4968 m/s
- 42 ft/s = 12.8016 m/s
- 43 ft/s = 13.1064 m/s
- 44 ft/s = 13.4112 m/s
- 45 ft/s = 13.716 m/s
- 46 ft/s = 14.0208 m/s
- 47 ft/s = 14.3256 m/s
- 48 ft/s = 14.6304 m/s
- 49 ft/s = 14.9352 m/s
- 50 ft/s = 15.24 m/s
- 51 ft/s = 15.5448 m/s
- 52 ft/s = 15.8496 m/s
- 53 ft/s = 16.1544 m/s
- 54 ft/s = 16.4592 m/s
- 55 ft/s = 16.764 m/s
- 56 ft/s = 17.0688 m/s
- 57 ft/s = 17.3736 m/s
- 58 ft/s = 17.6784 m/s
- 59 ft/s = 17.9832 m/s
- 60 ft/s = 18.288 m/s
- 61 ft/s = 18.5928 m/s
- 62 ft/s = 18.8976 m/s
- 63 ft/s = 19.2024 m/s
- 64 ft/s = 19.5072 m/s
- 65 ft/s = 19.812 m/s
- 66 ft/s = 20.1168 m/s
- 67 ft/s = 20.4216 m/s
- 68 ft/s = 20.7264 m/s
- 69 ft/s = 21.0312 m/s
- 70 ft/s = 21.336 m/s
- 71 ft/s = 21.6408 m/s
- 72 ft/s = 21.9456 m/s
- 73 ft/s = 22.2504 m/s
- 74 ft/s = 22.5552 m/s
- 75 ft/s = 22.86 m/s
- 76 ft/s = 23.1648 m/s
- 77 ft/s = 23.4696 m/s
- 78 ft/s = 23.7744 m/s
- 79 ft/s = 24.0792 m/s
- 80 ft/s = 24.384 m/s
- 81 ft/s = 24.6888 m/s
- 82 ft/s = 24.9936 m/s
- 83 ft/s = 25.2984 m/s
- 84 ft/s = 25.6032 m/s
- 85 ft/s = 25.908 m/s
- 86 ft/s = 26.2128 m/s
- 87 ft/s = 26.5176 m/s
- 88 ft/s = 26.8224 m/s
- 89 ft/s = 27.1272 m/s
- 90 ft/s = 27.432 m/s
- 91 ft/s = 27.7368 m/s
- 92 ft/s = 28.0416 m/s
- 93 ft/s = 28.3464 m/s
- 94 ft/s = 28.6512 m/s
- 95 ft/s = 28.956 m/s
- 96 ft/s = 29.2608 m/s
- 97 ft/s = 29.5656 m/s
- 98 ft/s = 29.8704 m/s
- 99 ft/s = 30.1752 m/s
- 100 ft/s = 30.48 m/s
- 101 ft/s = 30.7848 m/s
- 102 ft/s = 31.0896 m/s
- 103 ft/s = 31.3944 m/s
- 104 ft/s = 31.6992 m/s
- 105 ft/s = 32.004 m/s
- 106 ft/s = 32.3088 m/s
- 107 ft/s = 32.6136 m/s
- 108 ft/s = 32.9184 m/s
- 109 ft/s = 33.2232 m/s
- 110 ft/s = 33.528 m/s
- 111 ft/s = 33.8328 m/s
- 112 ft/s = 34.1376 m/s
- 113 ft/s = 34.4424 m/s
- 114 ft/s = 34.7472 m/s
- 115 ft/s = 35.052 m/s
- 116 ft/s = 35.3568 m/s
- 117 ft/s = 35.6616 m/s
- 118 ft/s = 35.9664 m/s
- 119 ft/s = 36.2712 m/s
- 120 ft/s = 36.576 m/s
- 121 ft/s = 36.8808 m/s
- 122 ft/s = 37.1856 m/s
- 123 ft/s = 37.4904 m/s
- 124 ft/s = 37.7952 m/s
- 125 ft/s = 38.1 m/s
- 126 ft/s = 38.4048 m/s
- 127 ft/s = 38.7096 m/s
- 128 ft/s = 39.0144 m/s
- 129 ft/s = 39.3192 m/s
- 130 ft/s = 39.624 m/s
- 131 ft/s = 39.9288 m/s
- 132 ft/s = 40.2336 m/s
- 133 ft/s = 40.5384 m/s
- 134 ft/s = 40.8432 m/s
- 135 ft/s = 41.148 m/s
- 136 ft/s = 41.4528 m/s
- 137 ft/s = 41.7576 m/s
- 138 ft/s = 42.0624 m/s
- 139 ft/s = 42.3672 m/s
- 140 ft/s = 42.672 m/s
- 141 ft/s = 42.9768 m/s
- 142 ft/s = 43.2816 m/s
- 143 ft/s = 43.5864 m/s
- 144 ft/s = 43.8912 m/s
- 145 ft/s = 44.196 m/s
- 146 ft/s = 44.5008 m/s
- 147 ft/s = 44.8056 m/s
- 148 ft/s = 45.1104 m/s
- 149 ft/s = 45.4152 m/s
- 150 ft/s = 45.72 m/s
- 151 ft/s = 46.0248 m/s
- 152 ft/s = 46.3296 m/s
- 153 ft/s = 46.6344 m/s
- 154 ft/s = 46.9392 m/s
- 155 ft/s = 47.244 m/s
- 156 ft/s = 47.5488 m/s
- 157 ft/s = 47.8536 m/s
- 158 ft/s = 48.1584 m/s
- 159 ft/s = 48.4632 m/s
- 160 ft/s = 48.768 m/s
- 161 ft/s = 49.0728 m/s
- 162 ft/s = 49.3776 m/s
- 163 ft/s = 49.6824 m/s
- 164 ft/s = 49.9872 m/s
- 165 ft/s = 50.292 m/s
- 166 ft/s = 50.5968 m/s
- 167 ft/s = 50.9016 m/s
- 168 ft/s = 51.2064 m/s
- 169 ft/s = 51.5112 m/s
- 170 ft/s = 51.816 m/s
- 171 ft/s = 52.1208 m/s
- 172 ft/s = 52.4256 m/s
- 173 ft/s = 52.7304 m/s
- 174 ft/s = 53.0352 m/s
- 175 ft/s = 53.34 m/s
- 176 ft/s = 53.6448 m/s
- 177 ft/s = 53.9496 m/s
- 178 ft/s = 54.2544 m/s
- 179 ft/s = 54.5592 m/s
- 180 ft/s = 54.864 m/s
- 181 ft/s = 55.1688 m/s
- 182 ft/s = 55.4736 m/s
- 183 ft/s = 55.7784 m/s
- 184 ft/s = 56.0832 m/s
- 185 ft/s = 56.388 m/s
- 186 ft/s = 56.6928 m/s
- 187 ft/s = 56.9976 m/s
- 188 ft/s = 57.3024 m/s
- 189 ft/s = 57.6072 m/s
- 190 ft/s = 57.912 m/s
- 191 ft/s = 58.2168 m/s
- 192 ft/s = 58.5216 m/s
- 193 ft/s = 58.8264 m/s
- 194 ft/s = 59.1312 m/s
- 195 ft/s = 59.436 m/s
- 196 ft/s = 59.7408 m/s
- 197 ft/s = 60.0456 m/s
- 198 ft/s = 60.3504 m/s
- 199 ft/s = 60.6552 m/s
- 200 ft/s = 60.96 m/s
- 205 ft/s = 62.484 m/s
- 210 ft/s = 64.008 m/s
- 215 ft/s = 65.532 m/s
- 220 ft/s = 67.056 m/s
- 225 ft/s = 68.58 m/s
- 230 ft/s = 70.104 m/s
- 235 ft/s = 71.628 m/s
- 240 ft/s = 73.152 m/s
- 245 ft/s = 74.676 m/s
- 250 ft/s = 76.2 m/s
- 255 ft/s = 77.724 m/s
- 260 ft/s = 79.248 m/s
- 265 ft/s = 80.772 m/s
- 270 ft/s = 82.296 m/s
- 275 ft/s = 83.82 m/s
- 280 ft/s = 85.344 m/s
- 285 ft/s = 86.868 m/s
- 290 ft/s = 88.392 m/s
- 295 ft/s = 89.916 m/s
- 300 ft/s = 91.44 m/s
- 305 ft/s = 92.964 m/s
- 310 ft/s = 94.488 m/s
- 315 ft/s = 96.012 m/s
- 320 ft/s = 97.536 m/s
- 325 ft/s = 99.06 m/s
- 330 ft/s = 100.584 m/s
- 335 ft/s = 102.108 m/s
- 340 ft/s = 103.632 m/s
- 345 ft/s = 105.156 m/s
- 350 ft/s = 106.68 m/s
- 355 ft/s = 108.204 m/s
- 360 ft/s = 109.728 m/s
- 365 ft/s = 111.252 m/s
- 370 ft/s = 112.776 m/s
- 375 ft/s = 114.3 m/s
- 380 ft/s = 115.824 m/s
- 385 ft/s = 117.348 m/s
- 390 ft/s = 118.872 m/s
- 395 ft/s = 120.396 m/s
- 400 ft/s = 121.92 m/s
- 405 ft/s = 123.444 m/s
- 410 ft/s = 124.968 m/s
- 415 ft/s = 126.492 m/s
- 420 ft/s = 128.016 m/s
- 425 ft/s = 129.54 m/s
- 430 ft/s = 131.064 m/s
- 435 ft/s = 132.588 m/s
- 440 ft/s = 134.112 m/s
- 445 ft/s = 135.636 m/s
- 450 ft/s = 137.16 m/s
- 455 ft/s = 138.684 m/s
- 460 ft/s = 140.208 m/s
- 465 ft/s = 141.732 m/s
- 470 ft/s = 143.256 m/s
- 475 ft/s = 144.78 m/s
- 480 ft/s = 146.304 m/s
- 485 ft/s = 147.828 m/s
- 490 ft/s = 149.352 m/s
- 495 ft/s = 150.876 m/s
- 500 ft/s = 152.4 m/s
- 510 ft/s = 155.448 m/s
- 520 ft/s = 158.496 m/s
- 530 ft/s = 161.544 m/s
- 540 ft/s = 164.592 m/s
- 550 ft/s = 167.64 m/s
- 560 ft/s = 170.688 m/s
- 570 ft/s = 173.736 m/s
- 580 ft/s = 176.784 m/s
- 590 ft/s = 179.832 m/s
- 600 ft/s = 182.88 m/s
- 610 ft/s = 185.928 m/s
- 620 ft/s = 188.976 m/s
- 630 ft/s = 192.024 m/s
- 640 ft/s = 195.072 m/s
- 650 ft/s = 198.12 m/s
- 660 ft/s = 201.168 m/s
- 670 ft/s = 204.216 m/s
- 680 ft/s = 207.264 m/s
- 690 ft/s = 210.312 m/s
- 700 ft/s = 213.36 m/s
- 710 ft/s = 216.408 m/s
- 720 ft/s = 219.456 m/s
- 730 ft/s = 222.504 m/s
- 740 ft/s = 225.552 m/s
- 750 ft/s = 228.6 m/s
- 760 ft/s = 231.648 m/s
- 770 ft/s = 234.696 m/s
- 780 ft/s = 237.744 m/s
- 790 ft/s = 240.792 m/s
- 800 ft/s = 243.84 m/s
- 810 ft/s = 246.888 m/s
- 820 ft/s = 249.936 m/s
- 830 ft/s = 252.984 m/s
- 840 ft/s = 256.032 m/s
- 850 ft/s = 259.08 m/s
- 860 ft/s = 262.128 m/s
- 870 ft/s = 265.176 m/s
- 880 ft/s = 268.224 m/s
- 890 ft/s = 271.272 m/s
- 900 ft/s = 274.32 m/s
- 910 ft/s = 277.368 m/s
- 920 ft/s = 280.416 m/s
- 930 ft/s = 283.464 m/s
- 940 ft/s = 286.512 m/s
- 950 ft/s = 289.56 m/s
- 960 ft/s = 292.608 m/s
- 970 ft/s = 295.656 m/s
- 980 ft/s = 298.704 m/s
- 990 ft/s = 301.752 m/s
- 1,000 ft/s = 304.8 m/s
- 1,025 ft/s = 312.42 m/s
- 1,050 ft/s = 320.04 m/s
- 1,075 ft/s = 327.66 m/s
- 1,100 ft/s = 335.28 m/s
- 1,125 ft/s = 342.9 m/s
- 1,150 ft/s = 350.52 m/s
- 1,175 ft/s = 358.14 m/s
- 1,200 ft/s = 365.76 m/s
- 1,225 ft/s = 373.38 m/s
- 1,250 ft/s = 381 m/s
- 1,275 ft/s = 388.62 m/s
- 1,300 ft/s = 396.24 m/s
- 1,325 ft/s = 403.86 m/s
- 1,350 ft/s = 411.48 m/s
- 1,375 ft/s = 419.1 m/s
- 1,400 ft/s = 426.72 m/s
- 1,425 ft/s = 434.34 m/s
- 1,450 ft/s = 441.96 m/s
- 1,475 ft/s = 449.58 m/s
- 1,500 ft/s = 457.2 m/s
- 1,525 ft/s = 464.82 m/s
- 1,550 ft/s = 472.44 m/s
- 1,575 ft/s = 480.06 m/s
- 1,600 ft/s = 487.68 m/s
- 1,625 ft/s = 495.3 m/s
- 1,650 ft/s = 502.92 m/s
- 1,675 ft/s = 510.54 m/s
- 1,700 ft/s = 518.16 m/s
- 1,725 ft/s = 525.78 m/s
- 1,750 ft/s = 533.4 m/s
- 1,775 ft/s = 541.02 m/s
- 1,800 ft/s = 548.64 m/s
- 1,825 ft/s = 556.26 m/s
- 1,850 ft/s = 563.88 m/s
- 1,875 ft/s = 571.5 m/s
- 1,900 ft/s = 579.12 m/s
- 1,925 ft/s = 586.74 m/s
- 1,950 ft/s = 594.36 m/s
- 1,975 ft/s = 601.98 m/s
- 2,000 ft/s = 609.6 m/s
- 2,050 ft/s = 624.84 m/s
- 2,100 ft/s = 640.08 m/s
- 2,150 ft/s = 655.32 m/s
- 2,200 ft/s = 670.56 m/s
- 2,250 ft/s = 685.8 m/s
- 2,300 ft/s = 701.04 m/s
- 2,350 ft/s = 716.28 m/s
- 2,400 ft/s = 731.52 m/s
- 2,450 ft/s = 746.76 m/s
- 2,500 ft/s = 762 m/s
- 2,550 ft/s = 777.24 m/s
- 2,600 ft/s = 792.48 m/s
- 2,650 ft/s = 807.72 m/s
- 2,700 ft/s = 822.96 m/s
- 2,750 ft/s = 838.2 m/s
- 2,800 ft/s = 853.44 m/s
- 2,850 ft/s = 868.68 m/s
- 2,900 ft/s = 883.92 m/s
- 2,950 ft/s = 899.16 m/s
- 3,000 ft/s = 914.4 m/s
- 3,050 ft/s = 929.64 m/s
- 3,100 ft/s = 944.88 m/s
- 3,150 ft/s = 960.12 m/s
- 3,200 ft/s = 975.36 m/s
- 3,250 ft/s = 990.6 m/s
- 3,300 ft/s = 1,005.84 m/s
- 3,350 ft/s = 1,021.08 m/s
- 3,400 ft/s = 1,036.32 m/s
- 3,450 ft/s = 1,051.56 m/s
- 3,500 ft/s = 1,066.8 m/s
- 3,550 ft/s = 1,082.04 m/s
- 3,600 ft/s = 1,097.28 m/s
- 3,650 ft/s = 1,112.52 m/s
- 3,700 ft/s = 1,127.76 m/s
- 3,750 ft/s = 1,143 m/s
- 3,800 ft/s = 1,158.24 m/s
- 3,850 ft/s = 1,173.48 m/s
- 3,900 ft/s = 1,188.72 m/s
- 3,950 ft/s = 1,203.96 m/s
- 4,000 ft/s = 1,219.2 m/s
- 4,050 ft/s = 1,234.44 m/s
- 4,100 ft/s = 1,249.68 m/s
- 4,150 ft/s = 1,264.92 m/s
- 4,200 ft/s = 1,280.16 m/s
- 4,250 ft/s = 1,295.4 m/s
- 4,300 ft/s = 1,310.64 m/s
- 4,350 ft/s = 1,325.88 m/s
- 4,400 ft/s = 1,341.12 m/s
- 4,450 ft/s = 1,356.36 m/s
- 4,500 ft/s = 1,371.6 m/s
- 4,550 ft/s = 1,386.84 m/s
- 4,600 ft/s = 1,402.08 m/s
- 4,650 ft/s = 1,417.32 m/s
- 4,700 ft/s = 1,432.56 m/s
- 4,750 ft/s = 1,447.8 m/s
- 4,800 ft/s = 1,463.04 m/s
- 4,850 ft/s = 1,478.28 m/s
- 4,900 ft/s = 1,493.52 m/s
- 4,950 ft/s = 1,508.76 m/s
- 5,000 ft/s = 1,524 m/s
- 5,100 ft/s = 1,554.48 m/s
- 5,200 ft/s = 1,584.96 m/s
- 5,300 ft/s = 1,615.44 m/s
- 5,400 ft/s = 1,645.92 m/s
- 5,500 ft/s = 1,676.4 m/s
- 5,600 ft/s = 1,706.88 m/s
- 5,700 ft/s = 1,737.36 m/s
- 5,800 ft/s = 1,767.84 m/s
- 5,900 ft/s = 1,798.32 m/s
- 6,000 ft/s = 1,828.8 m/s
- 6,100 ft/s = 1,859.28 m/s
- 6,200 ft/s = 1,889.76 m/s
- 6,300 ft/s = 1,920.24 m/s
- 6,400 ft/s = 1,950.72 m/s
- 6,500 ft/s = 1,981.2 m/s
- 6,600 ft/s = 2,011.68 m/s
- 6,700 ft/s = 2,042.16 m/s
- 6,800 ft/s = 2,072.64 m/s
- 6,900 ft/s = 2,103.12 m/s
- 7,000 ft/s = 2,133.6 m/s
- 7,100 ft/s = 2,164.08 m/s
- 7,200 ft/s = 2,194.56 m/s
- 7,300 ft/s = 2,225.04 m/s
- 7,400 ft/s = 2,255.52 m/s
- 7,500 ft/s = 2,286 m/s
- 7,600 ft/s = 2,316.48 m/s
- 7,700 ft/s = 2,346.96 m/s
- 7,800 ft/s = 2,377.44 m/s
- 7,900 ft/s = 2,407.92 m/s
- 8,000 ft/s = 2,438.4 m/s
- 8,100 ft/s = 2,468.88 m/s
- 8,200 ft/s = 2,499.36 m/s
- 8,300 ft/s = 2,529.84 m/s
- 8,400 ft/s = 2,560.32 m/s
- 8,500 ft/s = 2,590.8 m/s
- 8,600 ft/s = 2,621.28 m/s
- 8,700 ft/s = 2,651.76 m/s
- 8,800 ft/s = 2,682.24 m/s
- 8,900 ft/s = 2,712.72 m/s
- 9,000 ft/s = 2,743.2 m/s
- 9,100 ft/s = 2,773.68 m/s
- 9,200 ft/s = 2,804.16 m/s
- 9,300 ft/s = 2,834.64 m/s
- 9,400 ft/s = 2,865.12 m/s
- 9,500 ft/s = 2,895.6 m/s
- 9,600 ft/s = 2,926.08 m/s
- 9,700 ft/s = 2,956.56 m/s
- 9,800 ft/s = 2,987.04 m/s
- 9,900 ft/s = 3,017.52 m/s
- 10,000 ft/s = 3,048 m/s
The international foot has been exactly 0.3048 meter since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, which is why the factor is exact. Methodology & sources.
Frequently asked questions
Why is 0.3048 exact and not rounded?
Because the foot is no longer a measured length but a fraction of the meter. The 1959 international yard and pound agreement fixed the yard at exactly 0.9144 meter, hence the foot at 0.3048. Before that agreement the American and British feet differed by two parts per million, enough to trouble optics and aviation. Any speed in feet per second therefore converts without loss.
Why does American engineering write 32.174?
Because that is standard gravity expressed in feet per second squared. The 9.80665 m/s² of the SI becomes 32.174 ft/s², and it is the number that appears in American mechanics and ballistics formulas. A body in free fall therefore gains 32.174 ft/s of speed every second, before air resistance is counted.
What is a vertical speed of 1000 feet per minute?
5.08 meters per second, that is 16.67 feet per second. Aviation counts climbs and descents in feet per minute rather than per second, and an airliner routinely descends at 1000 or 1500 ft/min. Dividing by sixty brings you to feet per second, then multiplying by 0.3048 gives meters per second.
Above what speed is ammunition supersonic?
Above roughly 1125 feet per second, that is 343 meters per second, the speed of sound in air at twenty degrees. American ballistics quotes muzzle velocities in feet per second: a 9 mm runs around 1150 ft/s, that is 350 m/s, so it passes just over the sound barrier, which is what makes the sharp crack. Subsonic ammunition is deliberately kept below that threshold.
How do you go from feet per second to miles per hour?
Multiply by 0.6818, or by 1.097 for kilometers per hour. A hundred feet per second is 68.2 mph and 109.7 km/h. The easiest mental rule runs the other way: fifteen feet per second is roughly ten miles per hour, which is enough to read an American wind speed without a calculator.