Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 1080 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 1080 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

1080 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1080 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 1738.09152 km

The final result is:

1080 mi → 1738.09152 km

We conclude that 1080 miles is equivalent to 1738.09152 kilometers:

1080 miles = 1738.09152 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00057534369651605 × 1080 miles.

Another way is saying that 1080 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00057534369651605 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eighty miles is approximately one thousand seven hundred thirty-eight point zero nine two kilometers:

1080 mi ≅ 1738.092 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand eighty miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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