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 493 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 493 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

493 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 493 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.1502664 km

The final result is:

493 ft → 0.1502664 km

We conclude that 493 feet is equivalent to 0.1502664 kilometers:

493 feet = 0.1502664 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 6.6548476572274 × 493 feet.

Another way is saying that 493 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 6.6548476572274 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

493 ft ≅ 0.15 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately six point six five five times four hundred ninety-three 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