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 5042 kilometers into feet we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 km → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 5042 km × 3280.8398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 16541994.750656 ft

The final result is:

5042 km → 16541994.750656 ft

We conclude that 5042 kilometers is equivalent to 16541994.750656 feet:

5042 kilometers = 16541994.750656 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 6.0452201507338E-8 × 5042 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 5042 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 6.0452201507338E-8 feet.

Approximate result

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

5042 km ≅ 16541994.751 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times five thousand forty-two 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