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Convert km to feet
Interactive kilometers to feet conversion tool
The km to feet converter below can be used to quickly and easily convert kilometers to feet. Simply enter the number of kilometers you want to convert and the calculator will output the corresponding value in feet.
What is the conversion factor between kilometers and feet?
A conversion factor is used to change the units of a measured quantity without changing its value. It represents the ratio (or fraction) that expresses the relationship between two different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.
The relationship between kilometers and feet is 0.0003048, such as:
Following the formula above, we can see that there are 0.0003048 feet for every kilometer, and for every foot, there are 0.0003048 kilometers (0.0003048 km).
To convert from kilometers to feet, we turn our formula into a conversion factor that is equal to 1.
Both these fractions are equal to 1. The numerator and the denominator are equivalent, they are just expressed in different units.
Because we are converting from kilometer to foot, we will use the first fraction: 1 ft0.0003048 km so that kilometers are canceled out. We then multiply the value in kilometers by this fraction to get the result in feet (see example).
Note that km is in the denominator (bottom) of the conversion factor. This is important, you always want to have the unit you are converting from at the bottom and the unit you are converting to in the numerator (top).
You will find below how to use this ratio to convert from km to ft. Just remember for now that the conversion factor for converting from kilometers to feet is:
Which is bigger, a kilometer or a foot?
When it comes to measurements, there can be some confusion over which is bigger, a kilometer or an foot. To find out which one is larger, we must first convert one unit to the other and then compare them.
- 1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft
- 3280.84 feet is bigger than 1 foot.
- 1 kilometer is, therefore, bigger than 1 foot.
- To be more specific, a foot is 3280.84 times smaller than a kilometer.
kilometers to feet conversion table
| kilometers | feet | kilometers | feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 3280.84 ft | 11 km | 36089.2 ft |
| 2 km | 6561.68 ft | 12 km | 39370.1 ft |
| 3 km | 9842.52 ft | 13 km | 42650.9 ft |
| 4 km | 13123.4 ft | 14 km | 45931.8 ft |
| 5 km | 16404.2 ft | 15 km | 49212.6 ft |
| 6 km | 19685 ft | 16 km | 52493.4 ft |
| 7 km | 22965.9 ft | 17 km | 55774.3 ft |
| 8 km | 26246.7 ft | 18 km | 59055.1 ft |
| 9 km | 29527.6 ft | 19 km | 62336 ft |
| 10 km | 32808.4 ft | 20 km | 65616.8 ft |
How to convert kilometers to feet?
Multiplying any value by 1 will get you the same value back. You can do that one time or multiple times.
For example:
- 81 x 1 = 81
- 834 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 834
Multiplying by 1 is the first step in any unit conversion problem. The second step is to replace the number 1 with the conversion factor that is also equal to 1.
For example, if we want to convert 3.048e-5 kilometers into feet we multiply 3.048e-5 km by the conversion factor of 1 ft0.0003048 km
By replacing the number 1 with the conversion factor, kilometers are canceled out and we get the result in feet. And since the conversion factor is equal to 1, multiplying it with the original value won't change its magnitude and will only change its unit.
Based on this, we can conclude that 3.048e-5 kilometers are equal to 0.1 feet.
Remember:
- When converting from kilometers to feet, we use 1 ft0.0003048 km as a conversion factor.
Practice: kilometers to feet conversion
Try answering the following questions without using our custom conversion calculator. Knowing how to convert manually between kilometers and feet could prove to be useful, so give it a shot. Once you are confident you can convert kilometers to feet, there is no harm then in taking full advantage of the tools available to you.
How to convert 18 kilometers to feet?
We multiply 18 by the factor of 1
We replace the number 1 with the conversion factor for kilometers to feet
We multiply 18 kilometers by the conversion factor. Having kilometers in the denominator allows us to cancel out the undesired units (km) leaving only feet in the final result.
Answer: There are 59055.1 feet in 18 kilometers
How many feet are in 470 kilometers?
Multiply 470 by the conversion factor. Make sure the unwanted unit (km) is in the denominator.
This allows us to cancel out the kilometers (km) and leave the feet (ft)
Answer: There are 1.54199e+6 feet in 470 kilometers
feet to kilometers conversion
- 1 ft = 0.0003048 km
- To convert from feet to kilometers use our feet to km converter
kilometers conversion
Convert from Kilometers (km):
- Kilometers to meters (km to m)
1 km = 1000 m - Kilometers to centimeters (km to cm)
1 km = 100000 cm - Kilometers to millimeters (km to mm)
1 km = 1e+6 mm - Kilometers to micrometers (km to μm)
1 km = 1e+9 μm - Kilometers to nanometers (km to nm)
1 km = 1e+12 nm - Kilometers to nautical miles (km to nmi)
1 km = 11.852 nmi = 0.5399568035 nmi - Kilometers to miles (km to mi)
1 km = 11.609344 mi = 0.6213711922 mi - Kilometers to yards (km to yd)
1 km = 10.0009144 yd = 1093.613298 yd - Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Kilometers to inches (km to in)
1 km = 12.54e-5 in = 39370.07874 in
Convert to Kilometers (km):
- Meters to kilometers (m to km)
1 m = 11000 km = 0.001 km - Centimeters to kilometers (cm to km)
1 cm = 1100000 km = 1e-5 km - Millimeters to kilometers (mm to km)
1 mm = 11e+6 km = 1e-6 km - Micrometers to kilometers (μm to km)
1 μm = 11e+9 km = 1e-9 km - Nanometers to kilometers (nm to km)
1 nm = 11e+12 km = 1e-12 km - Nautical miles to kilometers (nmi to km)
1 nmi = 1.852 km - Miles to kilometers (mi to km)
1 mi = 1.609344 km - Yards to kilometers (yd to km)
1 yd = 0.0009144 km - Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Inches to kilometers (in to km)
1 in = 2.54e-5 km
feet conversion
Convert from Feet (ft):
- Feet to kilometers (ft to km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km - Feet to meters (ft to m)
1 ft = 0.3048 m - Feet to centimeters (ft to cm)
1 ft = 30.48 cm - Feet to millimeters (ft to mm)
1 ft = 304.8 mm - Feet to micrometers (ft to μm)
1 ft = 304800 μm - Feet to nanometers (ft to nm)
1 ft = 3.048e+8 nm - Feet to nautical miles (ft to nmi)
1 ft = 0.30481852 nmi = 0.0001645788337 nmi - Feet to miles (ft to mi)
1 ft = 15280 mi = 0.0001893939394 mi - Feet to yards (ft to yd)
1 ft = 13 yd = 0.3333333333 yd - Feet to inches (ft to in)
1 ft = 12 in
Convert to Feet (ft):
- Kilometers to feet (km to ft)
1 km = 10.0003048 ft = 3280.839895 ft - Meters to feet (m to ft)
1 m = 10.3048 ft = 3.280839895 ft - Centimeters to feet (cm to ft)
1 cm = 130.48 ft = 0.03280839895 ft - Millimeters to feet (mm to ft)
1 mm = 1304.8 ft = 0.003280839895 ft - Micrometers to feet (μm to ft)
1 μm = 1304800 ft = 3.280839895e-6 ft - Nanometers to feet (nm to ft)
1 nm = 13.048e+8 ft = 3.280839895e-9 ft - Nautical miles to feet (nmi to ft)
1 nmi = 18520.3048 ft = 6076.115486 ft - Miles to feet (mi to ft)
1 mi = 5280 ft - Yards to feet (yd to ft)
1 yd = 3 ft - Inches to feet (in to ft)
1 in = 112 ft = 0.08333333333 ft