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 1779 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 1779 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

1779 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 1779 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 1.6267176 km

The final result is:

1779 yd → 1.6267176 km

We conclude that 1779 yards is equivalent to 1.6267176 kilometers:

1779 yards = 1.6267176 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.61473485010551 × 1779 yards.

Another way is saying that 1779 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.61473485010551 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred seventy-nine yards is approximately one point six two seven kilometers:

1779 yd ≅ 1.627 km

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