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 5255 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 5255 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

5255 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5255 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.601724 km

The final result is:

5255 ft → 1.601724 km

We conclude that 5255 feet is equivalent to 1.601724 kilometers:

5255 feet = 1.601724 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62432728734788 × 5255 feet.

Another way is saying that 5255 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62432728734788 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 fifty-five feet is approximately one point six zero two kilometers:

5255 ft ≅ 1.602 km

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