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 1740 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 1740 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

1740 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1740 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.530352 km

The final result is:

1740 ft → 0.530352 km

We conclude that 1740 feet is equivalent to 0.530352 kilometers:

1740 feet = 0.530352 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.8855401695478 × 1740 feet.

Another way is saying that 1740 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.8855401695478 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 forty feet is approximately zero point five three kilometers:

1740 ft ≅ 0.53 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point eight eight six times one thousand seven hundred forty 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