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 3048 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 3048 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

3048 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 3048 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 2.7870912 km

The final result is:

3048 yd → 2.7870912 km

We conclude that 3048 yards is equivalent to 2.7870912 kilometers:

3048 yards = 2.7870912 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.35879701389032 × 3048 yards.

Another way is saying that 3048 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.35879701389032 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand forty-eight yards is approximately two point seven eight seven kilometers:

3048 yd ≅ 2.787 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point three five nine times three thousand forty-eight 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