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 1240 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1240 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

1240 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1240 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 1.133856 km

The final result is:

1240 yd → 1.133856 km

We conclude that 1240 yards is equivalent to 1.133856 kilometers:

1240 yards = 1.133856 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.88194620833686 × 1240 yards.

Another way is saying that 1240 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.88194620833686 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty yards is approximately one point one three four kilometers:

1240 yd ≅ 1.134 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point eight eight two times one thousand two hundred forty 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