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 1490 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1490 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

1490 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1490 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.454152 km

The final result is:

1490 ft → 0.454152 km

We conclude that 1490 feet is equivalent to 0.454152 kilometers:

1490 feet = 0.454152 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.2019059698075 × 1490 feet.

Another way is saying that 1490 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2019059698075 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1490 ft ≅ 0.454 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point two zero two times one thousand four hundred ninety 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