Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 4280 feet into inches we have to multiply 4280 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

4280 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 4280 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 51360 in

The final result is:

4280 ft → 51360 in

We conclude that 4280 feet is equivalent to 51360 inches:

4280 feet = 51360 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.9470404984424E-5 × 4280 feet.

Another way is saying that 4280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9470404984424E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred eighty feet is approximately fifty-one thousand three hundred sixty inches:

4280 ft ≅ 51360 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to inches