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 1280 feet into yards we have to multiply 1280 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

1280 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1280 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 426.66666666667 yd

The final result is:

1280 ft → 426.66666666667 yd

We conclude that 1280 feet is equivalent to 426.66666666667 yards:

1280 feet = 426.66666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00234375 × 1280 feet.

Another way is saying that 1280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00234375 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 eighty feet is approximately four hundred twenty-six point six six seven yards:

1280 ft ≅ 426.667 yd

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