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 1540 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1540 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

1540 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1540 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 1.408176 km

The final result is:

1540 yd → 1.408176 km

We conclude that 1540 yards is equivalent to 1.408176 kilometers:

1540 yards = 1.408176 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.7101385054141 × 1540 yards.

Another way is saying that 1540 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.7101385054141 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 forty yards is approximately one point four zero eight kilometers:

1540 yd ≅ 1.408 km

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