What does 1 kilometre look like?

1-Kilometre Distance Comparisons

• Measured against the height of Burj Khalifa, 1 kilometre spans about 1.2 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 0.83 kilometres, this comparison puts the target at 1.2 of it.

  Source: Burj Khalifa

• 1 kilometre is about 67% of the 1,500-metre athletics event.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: World Athletics

• 1 kilometre is about 9.5 times the recommended length of a football pitch.

  Its published measurement is 0.11 kilometres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: FIFA

• For scale, 1 kilometre is about 10% of the standard 10-kilometre road race.

  Using the source measurement of 10 kilometres, this comparison puts the target at 10% of it.

  Source: World Athletics

• For scale, 1 kilometre is about 10 times the 100-metre athletics event.

  Its published measurement is 0.1 kilometres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: World Athletics

• 1 kilometre is about 1.3 times the 800-metre athletics event.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: World Athletics

• Measured against the 3,000-metre athletics event, 1 kilometre spans about 33% of that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 3 kilometres, this comparison puts the target at 33% of it.

  Source: World Athletics

• 1 kilometre is approximately 0.6 miles.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 kilometre equals exactly 0.6213711922 miles, the unrounded result is 0.621 miles.