How many feet are in one kilometer?
One kilometer is 3,281 ft.
Kilometers to Feet
Type a value to convert it from kilometers to feet. One km equals 3,281 ft.
Result
Kilometers and feet, side by side
One kilometer is 3,281 ft. In the other direction, one foot is 0.0003048 km.
The factor is exact rather than rounded: imperial and US units have been defined from the metric ones since 1959, so the conversion introduces no error of its own. What you see below is arithmetic, not an approximation.
The kilometer is a thousand meters, the unit for road distances and running races almost everywhere except the United States and the United Kingdom, where road signs use miles. A marathon is 42.195 km.
The foot is 12 inches, exactly 30.48 centimeters. It is the usual unit for a person’s height in the United States and the United Kingdom, written as 5 ft 9 in, and aviation measures altitude in feet worldwide.
| Kilometer | Foot |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3,280.84 |
| 5 | 16,404.2 |
| 10 | 32,808.4 |
| 20 | 65,616.8 |
| 50 | 164,042 |
| 100 | 328,084 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert feet back to kilometers?
One foot is 0.0003048 km. The tool above converts in both directions.
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