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 1720 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1720 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

1720 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1720 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.524256 km

The final result is:

1720 ft → 0.524256 km

We conclude that 1720 feet is equivalent to 0.524256 kilometers:

1720 feet = 0.524256 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.9074650552402 × 1720 feet.

Another way is saying that 1720 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9074650552402 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1720 ft ≅ 0.524 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point nine zero seven times one thousand seven hundred twenty 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