Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 1080 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1080 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

1080 yd → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 1080 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.987552 km

The final result is:

1080 yd → 0.987552 km

We conclude that 1080 yards is equivalent to 0.987552 kilometers:

1080 yards = 0.987552 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.0126049058682 × 1080 yards.

Another way is saying that 1080 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0126049058682 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eighty yards is approximately zero point nine eight eight kilometers:

1080 yd ≅ 0.988 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point zero one three times one thousand eighty yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to kilometers