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 3048 feet into yards we have to multiply 3048 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

3048 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3048 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1016 yd

The final result is:

3048 ft → 1016 yd

We conclude that 3048 feet is equivalent to 1016 yards:

3048 feet = 1016 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00098425196850394 × 3048 feet.

Another way is saying that 3048 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00098425196850394 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand forty-eight feet is approximately one thousand sixteen yards:

3048 ft ≅ 1016 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand forty-eight 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