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 872 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 872 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

872 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 872 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 0.2657856 km

The final result is:

872 ft → 0.2657856 km

We conclude that 872 feet is equivalent to 0.2657856 kilometers:

872 feet = 0.2657856 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 3.7624310722628 × 872 feet.

Another way is saying that 872 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 3.7624310722628 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred seventy-two feet is approximately zero point two six six kilometers:

872 ft ≅ 0.266 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately three point seven six two times eight hundred seventy-two 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