Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet to yards is 0.33333333333333, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.33333333333333 yards:

1 ft = 0.33333333333333 yd

To convert 1197 feet into yards we have to multiply 1197 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft → 0.33333333333333 yd

1197 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1197 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 399 yd

The final result is:

1197 ft → 399 yd

We conclude that 1197 feet is equivalent to 399 yards:

1197 feet = 399 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0025062656641604 × 1197 feet.

Another way is saying that 1197 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025062656641604 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred ninety-seven feet is approximately three hundred ninety-nine yards:

1197 ft ≅ 399 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand one hundred ninety-seven feet.

Conversion table

feet to yards chart

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