Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to kilometers is 0.0003048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.0003048 kilometers:

1 ft = 0.0003048 km

To convert 1040 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1040 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.0003048 km

1040 ft → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1040 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.316992 km

The final result is:

1040 ft → 0.316992 km

We conclude that 1040 feet is equivalent to 0.316992 kilometers:

1040 feet = 0.316992 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.1546537452049 × 1040 feet.

Another way is saying that 1040 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 3.1546537452049 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty feet is approximately zero point three one seven kilometers:

1040 ft ≅ 0.317 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point one five five times one thousand forty feet.

Conversion table

feet to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to kilometers