Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to feet is 3280.8398950131, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 3280.8398950131 feet:

1 km = 3280.8398950131 ft

To convert 500 kilometers into feet we have to multiply 500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 3280.8398950131 ft

500 km → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 500 km × 3280.8398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 1640419.9475066 ft

The final result is:

500 km → 1640419.9475066 ft

We conclude that 500 kilometers is equivalent to 1640419.9475066 feet:

500 kilometers = 1640419.9475066 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.096E-7 × 500 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 500 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 6.096E-7 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred kilometers is approximately one million six hundred forty thousand four hundred nineteen point nine four eight feet:

500 km ≅ 1640419.948 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times five hundred kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to feet chart

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