Convert Feet to Kilometers

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0.0003048
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Formula: Kilometers = Feet × 3.0480e-4

Common Conversions

Feet (ft)Kilometers (km)
10.0003048
50.001524
100.003048
250.00762
500.01524
1000.03048
2500.0762
5000.1524
10000.3048
20000.6096
50001.5240
100003.0480
250007.6200
5000015.2400
10000030.4800
25000076.2000
500000152.40
750000228.60
1000000304.80
50000001524.00

What Is Feet TO Kilometers?

One foot equals exactly 0.0003048 kilometers. This conversion connects small-scale imperial measurements with metric geographic distances. Hikers using altimeters that read in feet need to convert elevation gains to kilometers for trip reports using metric trail maps. Aviation professionals routinely bridge these units: a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet is 10.668 km, a figure needed for flight plan filing in countries using metric altitude. Skyscrapers measured in feet need kilometer equivalents for comparison with geographic features — the Burj Khalifa at 2717 feet is 0.828 km tall, nearly a full kilometer. In telecommunications, antenna height in feet must be related to signal propagation distances measured in kilometers. The conversion factor 0.0003048 is exact, derived from 0.3048 m per foot divided by 1000 m per km.

Formula

Multiply the foot value by 0.0003048 to get kilometers. Since 1 foot = 0.3048 m and 1 km = 1000 m, the factor is 0.3048/1000 = 0.0003048 exactly.

Best For:

  • Aviation: converting cruising altitude (feet) to km for metric flight plans
  • Mountaineering: expressing elevation gains in km from altimeters reading feet
  • Architecture: comparing skyscraper heights to geographic-scale features
  • Telecommunications: relating antenna height (feet) to coverage range (km)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Exactly 0.0003048 km.
Approximately 3280.84 feet.
Exactly 9.144 km — a typical commercial flight cruising altitude.