Convert Feet (ft) to Kilometers (km)
Enter a value below to convert Feet (ft) to Kilometers (km).
Conversion:
1 Feet (ft) = 0.0003048 Kilometers (km)
How to Convert Feet (ft) to Kilometers (km)
1 ft = 0.0003048 km
1 km = 3280.839895 ft
Example: convert 15 Feet (ft) to Kilometers (km):
25 ft = 0.00762 km
Feet (ft) to Kilometers (km) Conversion Table
| Feet (ft) | Kilometers (km) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft | 0.000003048 km |
| 0.1 ft | 0.00003048 km |
| 1 ft | 0.0003048 km |
| 2 ft | 0.0006096 km |
| 3 ft | 0.0009144 km |
| 5 ft | 0.001524 km |
| 10 ft | 0.003048 km |
| 20 ft | 0.006096 km |
| 50 ft | 0.01524 km |
| 100 ft | 0.03048 km |
| 1000 ft | 0.3048 km |
Feet (ft)
Definition
A foot (ft) is an imperial unit of length equal to 12 inches or exactly 0.3048 meters.
History
The foot has been used since antiquity — ancient civilizations based it on the length of a human foot. The modern international foot was standardized in 1959 to exactly 0.3048 meters by agreement between English-speaking nations.
Current use
Feet are the standard unit for measuring human height, room dimensions, building elevation, and altitude in aviation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and several other countries.
Kilometers (km)
Definition
A kilometer (km) is a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters. It is the standard unit for expressing long distances in the metric system.
History
The kilometer was adopted as part of the metric system in 1795. It became the standard long-distance unit across most of the world, though the United States, United Kingdom, and a few other countries still primarily use miles.
Current use
Kilometers are used worldwide for road distances, geographic measurements, running and cycling events, vehicle odometers (in metric countries), and aviation altitude in some regions.