Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second Converter

Speed Converter

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5.08

1 ft/min = 5.08 mm/s

Formula:

mm/s = ft/min × 5.08

With your value: 1 ft/min = 5.08 mm/s

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in foot/minute so you can sanity-check the result.

Your value1.00 ft/min

Walking pace (2.8e+2× your value)276 ft/min

Cycling (1.1e+3× your value)1.08e+3 ft/min

Urban speed limit (50 km/h) (2.7e+3× your value)2.74e+3 ft/min

Cheetah sprint (5.7e+3× your value)5.71e+3 ft/min

Motorway (110 km/h) (6.0e+3× your value)6.02e+3 ft/min

Other Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second conversions

2 ft/min to mm/s 3 ft/min to mm/s 4 ft/min to mm/s 5 ft/min to mm/s 6 ft/min to mm/s 7 ft/min to mm/s 8 ft/min to mm/s

Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second Conversion Table

Foot/Minute (ft/min)	Millimeter/Second (mm/s)
0.5	2.54
1	5.08
2	10.16
5	25.4
10	50.8
15	76.2
20	101.6
25	127
50	254
100	508
250	1,270
500	2,540
1000	5,080

Millimeter/Second to Foot/Minute Conversion Table

Millimeter/Second (mm/s)	Foot/Minute (ft/min)
0.5	0.098425
1	0.19685
2	0.393701
5	0.984252
10	1.968504
15	2.952756
20	3.937008
25	4.92126
50	9.84252
100	19.685039
250	49.212598
500	98.425197
1000	196.850394

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Foot/Minute (ft/min)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Millimeter/Second (mm/s)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second

To convert from Foot/Minute (ft/min) to Millimeter/Second (mm/s), multiply the value by 5.08.

Formula: mm/s = ft/min × 5.08

Reverse: ft/min = mm/s × 0.1968503937

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Foot/Minute. For example: 5 ft/min
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 5.08
The result is: 25.4 mm/s

About Foot/Minute

The foot/minute (ft/min) is a unit of speed and velocity. One foot/minute equals 0.00508 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Millimeter/Second

The millimeter/second (mm/s) is a unit of speed and velocity. One millimeter/second equals 0.001 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Millimeter/Second are in 1 Foot/Minute?

There are exactly 5.08 Millimeter/Second in 1 Foot/Minute. This means the conversion factor from Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second is 5.08.

What is the formula to convert Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second?

The formula to convert Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second is: mm/s = ft/min × 5.08. For example, to convert 10 Foot/Minute to Millimeter/Second, you would multiply 10 by 5.08.

What is a Foot/Minute?