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 1697 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1697 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

1697 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1697 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.5172456 km

The final result is:

1697 ft → 0.5172456 km

We conclude that 1697 feet is equivalent to 0.5172456 kilometers:

1697 feet = 0.5172456 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.9333175574621 × 1697 feet.

Another way is saying that 1697 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9333175574621 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1697 ft ≅ 0.517 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point nine three three times one thousand six hundred ninety-seven 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