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 5280 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 5280 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

5280 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5280 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 1.609344 km

The final result is:

5280 ft → 1.609344 km

We conclude that 5280 feet is equivalent to 1.609344 kilometers:

5280 feet = 1.609344 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 × 5280 feet.

Another way is saying that 5280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.62137119223733 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 eighty feet is approximately one point six zero nine kilometers:

5280 ft ≅ 1.609 km

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