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 5238 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 5238 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

5238 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5238 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.5965424 km

The final result is:

5238 ft → 1.5965424 km

We conclude that 5238 feet is equivalent to 1.5965424 kilometers:

5238 feet = 1.5965424 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.6263535500216 × 5238 feet.

Another way is saying that 5238 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.6263535500216 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5238 ft ≅ 1.597 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point six two six times five thousand two hundred thirty-eight 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