Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to feet is 3, which means that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet:

1 yd = 3 ft

To convert 1980 yards into feet we have to multiply 1980 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 3 ft

1980 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 1980 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 5940 ft

The final result is:

1980 yd → 5940 ft

We conclude that 1980 yards is equivalent to 5940 feet:

1980 yards = 5940 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00016835016835017 × 1980 yards.

Another way is saying that 1980 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016835016835017 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred eighty yards is approximately five thousand nine hundred forty feet:

1980 yd ≅ 5940 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred eighty yards.

Conversion table

yards to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to feet