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Convert feet to km
Interactive feet to kilometers conversion tool
The feet to km converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert feet to kilometers. Simply enter the number of feet you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in kilometers.
What is the conversion factor between feet and kilometers?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between feet and kilometers is 0.0003048, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 0.0003048 feet for every kilometer, and for every foot, there are 0.0003048 kilometers (0.0003048 km).
To convert from feet to kilometers, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from foot to kilometer, we will use the first fraction: 0.0003048 km1 ft so that feet are canceled out. We then multiply the value in feet by this fraction to get the result in kilometers (see example).
Note that ft is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from ft to km. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from feet to kilometers is:
Which is bigger, a foot or a kilometer?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a foot or an kilometer. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 ft = 0.0003048 km
- 0.0003048 kilometer is smaller than 1 kilometer.
- 1 foot is, therefore, smaller than 1 kilometer.
- To be more specific, a kilometer is 3280.84 times bigger than a foot.
feet to kilometers conversion table
| feet | kilometers | feet | kilometers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.0003048 km | 11 ft | 0.0033528 km |
| 2 ft | 0.0006096 km | 12 ft | 0.0036576 km |
| 3 ft | 0.0009144 km | 13 ft | 0.0039624 km |
| 4 ft | 0.0012192 km | 14 ft | 0.0042672 km |
| 5 ft | 0.001524 km | 15 ft | 0.004572 km |
| 6 ft | 0.0018288 km | 16 ft | 0.0048768 km |
| 7 ft | 0.0021336 km | 17 ft | 0.0051816 km |
| 8 ft | 0.0024384 km | 18 ft | 0.0054864 km |
| 9 ft | 0.0027432 km | 19 ft | 0.0057912 km |
| 10 ft | 0.003048 km | 20 ft | 0.006096 km |
How to convert feet to kilometers?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 4 x 1 = 4
- 493 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 493
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 1000 feet into kilometers we multiply 1000 ft by the conversion factor of 0.0003048 km1 ft
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, feet are canceled out and we get the result in kilometers. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 1000 feet are equal to 0.3048 kilometers.
Remember:
- When converting from feet to kilometers, we use 0.0003048 km1 ft as a conversion factor.
Practice: feet to kilometers conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between feet and kilometers could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert feet to kilometers, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 76 feet to kilometers?
We multiply 76 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for feet to kilometers
We multiply 76 feet by the conversion factor. Having feet in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (ft) leaving only kilometers in the final result.
Answer: There are 0.0231648 kilometers in 76 feet
How many kilometers are in 870 feet?
Multiply 870 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (ft) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the feet (ft) and leave the kilometers (km)
Answer: There are 0.265176 kilometers in 870 feet
kilometers to feet conversion
- 1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft
- To convert from kilometers to feet use our km to feet converter
feet conversion
Convert from Feet (ft):
- Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Feet to millimeters (ft to mm)
1 ft = 304.8 mm - Feet to micrometers (ft to μm)
1 ft = 304800 μm - Feet to nanometers (ft to nm)
1 ft = 3.048e+8 nm - Feet to nautical miles (ft to nmi)
1 ft = 0.30481852 nmi = 0.0001645788337 nmi - Feet to miles (ft to mi)
1 ft = 15280 mi = 0.0001893939394 mi - Feet to yards (ft to yd)
1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd - Feet to inches (ft to in)
1 ft = 12 in
Convert to Feet (ft):
- Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Millimeters to feet (mm to ft)
1 mm = 1304.8 ft = 0.003280839895 ft - Micrometers to feet (μm to ft)
1 μm = 1304800 ft = 3.280839895e-6 ft - Nanometers to feet (nm to ft)
1 nm = 13.048e+8 ft = 3.280839895e-9 ft - Nautical miles to feet (nmi to ft)
1 nmi = 18520.3048 ft = 6076.115486 ft - Miles to feet (mi to ft)
1 mi = 5280 ft - Yards to feet (yd to ft)
1 yd = 3 ft - Inches to feet (in to ft)
1 in = 112 ft = 0.08333333333 ft
kilometers conversion
Convert from Kilometers (km):
- Kilometers to meters (km to m)
1 km = 1000 m - Kilometers to centimeters (km to cm)
1 km = 100000 cm - Kilometers to millimeters (km to mm)
1 km = 1e+6 mm - Kilometers to micrometers (km to μm)
1 km = 1e+9 μm - Kilometers to nanometers (km to nm)
1 km = 1e+12 nm - Kilometers to nautical miles (km to nmi)
1 km = 11.852 nmi = 0.5399568035 nmi - Kilometers to miles (km to mi)
1 km = 11.609344 mi = 0.6213711922 mi - Kilometers to yards (km to yd)
1 km = 10.0009144 yd = 1093.613298 yd - Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Kilometers to inches (km to in)
1 km = 12.54e-5 in = 39370.07874 in
Convert to Kilometers (km):
- Meters to kilometers (m to km)
1 m = 11000 km = 0.001 km - Centimeters to kilometers (cm to km)
1 cm = 1100000 km = 1e-5 km - Millimeters to kilometers (mm to km)
1 mm = 11e+6 km = 1e-6 km - Micrometers to kilometers (μm to km)
1 μm = 11e+9 km = 1e-9 km - Nanometers to kilometers (nm to km)
1 nm = 11e+12 km = 1e-12 km - Nautical miles to kilometers (nmi to km)
1 nmi = 1.852 km - Miles to kilometers (mi to km)
1 mi = 1.609344 km - Yards to kilometers (yd to km)
1 yd = 0.0009144 km - Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Inches to kilometers (in to km)
1 in = 2.54e-5 km