In 1 kilometers there are 3,280.839895 feet. Meanwhile in 1 feet there are 0.000305 kilometers. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure and how they are calculated. Or just use the Feet to Kilometers calculator above to convert any number.
* Values rounded to 6 decimal places for readability
To convert kilometers to feet, use the kilometer to foot conversion factor:
Example:
Quick tip:
There are 3,280.839895 feet in 1 kilometer.
This comes from the exact relationship between meters and feet.
Use this formula to convert kilometers to feet:
feet = kilometers × 3,280.839895
It works for any value in kilometers, including decimals.
Example: 2 km × 3,280.839895 = 6,561.67979 ft
1 km = 3,280.839895 ft
Rounded to the nearest foot, that’s 3,281 ft.
0.5 km = 0.5 × 3,280.839895 = 1,640.4199475 ft
Rounded to two decimals, that’s 1,640.42 ft.
2 km = 2 × 3,280.839895 = 6,561.67979 ft
Rounded to two decimals, that’s 6,561.68 ft.
5 km = 5 × 3,280.839895 = 16,404.199475 ft
Rounded to two decimals, that’s 16,404.20 ft.
10 km = 10 × 3,280.839895 = 32,808.39895 ft
Rounded to two decimals, that’s 32,808.40 ft.
Use this formula to convert feet to kilometers:
kilometers = feet ÷ 3,280.839895
Example: 10,000 ft ÷ 3,280.839895 = 3.048 km (about 3.05 km)
A kilometer is 1,000 meters.
A foot is exactly 0.3048 meters.
So, 1,000 ÷ 0.3048 = 3,280.839895 feet per kilometer.
Rounding depends on what you need.
It’s close, but it’s rounded.
1 kilometer = 3,280.839895 feet, so 3,281 feet is an approximation.
A simple estimate is:
1 km ≈ 3,281 ft
For rough math, you can also use 1 km ≈ 3,280 ft.
This keeps the numbers easy while staying close.
The Calculate Box tool to convert kilometers to feet uses the open source script Convert.js to convert units of measurement. To use this tool, simply type a kilometers value in the box and have it instantly converted to feet.