Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to meters is 0.9144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.9144 meters:

1 yd = 0.9144 m

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

1 yd → 0.9144 m

1080 yd → L_(m)

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

L_(m) = 1080 yd × 0.9144 m

L_(m) = 987.552 m

The final result is:

1080 yd → 987.552 m

We conclude that 1080 yards is equivalent to 987.552 meters:

1080 yards = 987.552 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.0010126049058682 × 1080 yards.

Another way is saying that 1080 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010126049058682 meters.

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 nine hundred eighty-seven point five five two meters:

1080 yd ≅ 987.552 m

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

Conversion table

yards to meters chart

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