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 1221 feet into yards we have to multiply 1221 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

1221 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1221 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 407 yd

The final result is:

1221 ft → 407 yd

We conclude that 1221 feet is equivalent to 407 yards:

1221 feet = 407 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0024570024570025 × 1221 feet.

Another way is saying that 1221 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0024570024570025 yards.

Approximate result

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

1221 ft ≅ 407 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand two hundred twenty-one 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