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 1280 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1280 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

1280 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1280 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.390144 km

The final result is:

1280 ft → 0.390144 km

We conclude that 1280 feet is equivalent to 0.390144 kilometers:

1280 feet = 0.390144 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.563156167979 × 1280 feet.

Another way is saying that 1280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 2.563156167979 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1280 ft ≅ 0.39 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point five six three times one thousand two hundred eighty 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