Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12, which means that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches:

1 ft = 12 in

To convert 5280 feet into inches we have to multiply 5280 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to inches. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 12 in

5280 ft → L_(in)

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

L_(in) = 5280 ft × 12 in

L_(in) = 63360 in

The final result is:

5280 ft → 63360 in

We conclude that 5280 feet is equivalent to 63360 inches:

5280 feet = 63360 inches

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 inch is equal to 1.5782828282828E-5 × 5280 feet.

Another way is saying that 5280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.5782828282828E-5 inches.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand two hundred eighty feet is approximately sixty-three thousand three hundred sixty inches:

5280 ft ≅ 63360 in

An alternative is also that one inch is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred eighty feet.

Conversion table

feet to inches chart

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