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 8740 feet into kilometers we have to multiply 8740 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

8740 ft → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8740 ft × 0.0003048 km

L_(km) = 2.663952 km

The final result is:

8740 ft → 2.663952 km

We conclude that 8740 feet is equivalent to 2.663952 kilometers:

8740 feet = 2.663952 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.37538213901752 × 8740 feet.

Another way is saying that 8740 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.37538213901752 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8740 ft ≅ 2.664 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point three seven five times eight thousand seven hundred forty 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