Feet to km – convert feet to kilometres
Convert feet to kilometres (ft to km) when you have imperial measurements but need clean metric distances. Ideal for hiking logs, tall building heights, altitude data and engineering work. This page opens the main length converter with ft → km pre-selected.
Open the interactive feet → km converter:
Use main converter (ft → km) or switch to km → ftThe homepage also converts between feet, metres, miles, yards and more.
Quick reference: feet to kilometres
One foot is 0.0003048 km, so: kilometres = feet × 0.0003048. Examples:
| Distance (ft) | Distance (km, approx.) |
|---|---|
| 1,000 ft | 0.305 km |
| 5,000 ft | 1.52 km |
| 10,000 ft | 3.05 km |
| 20,000 ft | 6.10 km |
| 30,000 ft | 9.14 km |
Why convert feet to kilometres?
ft to km is handy when you:
- Convert hiking or aviation altitudes from feet into kilometres.
- Translate imperial survey data into metric for reports or regulations.
- Compare tall buildings or mountains in feet with metric references.
- Standardise mixed-unit datasets into kilometres for analysis.
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Under the hood this tool uses exact SI definitions, so results are consistent with GPS, mapping and engineering software.
Page last updated: 11 December 2025.