Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 1279 feet into inches we have to multiply 1279 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

1279 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 1279 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 15348 in

The final result is:

1279 ft → 15348 in

We conclude that 1279 feet is equivalent to 15348 inches:

1279 feet = 15348 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 6.5155069064373E-5 × 1279 feet.

Another way is saying that 1279 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.5155069064373E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred seventy-nine feet is approximately fifteen thousand three hundred forty-eight inches:

1279 ft ≅ 15348 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred seventy-nine feet.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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