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 1520 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1520 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

1520 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1520 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 1.389888 km

The final result is:

1520 yd → 1.389888 km

We conclude that 1520 yards is equivalent to 1.389888 kilometers:

1520 yards = 1.389888 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.71948243311691 × 1520 yards.

Another way is saying that 1520 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.71948243311691 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

1520 yd ≅ 1.39 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point seven one nine times one thousand five hundred twenty 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