Convert one time the area of an American football field to square feet

Explanation

To convert one time the area of an American football field to square feet all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are 57600 square feet in 1 time the area of an American football field.

Formula

1 affa = 57600 sq ft

American football fields (area)affa

dimension	area
symbol	affa

This unit represents the area of an American football field (affa) as defined by the official NFL rulebook.

The American football field is the playing field for American or gridiron football.

The field is a rectangle 160-feet-wide with a 300-feet-long field of play surrounded on both sides by a 30-feet-wide end zone.

Every year the best team of the NFC and AFC face each other in the Super Bowl, one of the world's most watched sporting events.

Definition

The American football field is 360 feet long (including both end zones) and 160 feet wide.

NFL Rulebook

Value

One American football field is 57600 square feet.

Value in terms of the SI

The area of an American football field is equivalent to 5351.215104 square meters.

Equivalences

One One American football field is equivalent to:

square feetsq ft

dimension	area
symbol	sq ft, ft²
search alias	ft2, sqft

The square foot (sq ft, ft²) is a derived unit of area in the international mass and length units.

The unit is mainly used in real estate in the United States. In the rest of the world the square meter is used instead.

Definition of the square foot

One square foot is equal to ¹⁄₉ square yard.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: PART VI: Measurement of area

Value in terms of the SI

One square foot is equivalent to 929.0304 square centimeters.

Equivalences

One square foot is also equivalent to:

144 square inches

Some Facts

The White House has 55 000 square feet of floor space, 5% less than the total area of an American football field.

square inch	sq in
square foot	sq ft	144 square inches
square yard	sq yd	9 square feet
square mile	sq mi	3 097 600 square yards