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 1997 feet into yards we have to multiply 1997 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

1997 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 1997 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 665.66666666667 yd

The final result is:

1997 ft → 665.66666666667 yd

We conclude that 1997 feet is equivalent to 665.66666666667 yards:

1997 feet = 665.66666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0015022533800701 × 1997 feet.

Another way is saying that 1997 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015022533800701 yards.

Approximate result

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

1997 ft ≅ 665.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven 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