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 3420 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 3420 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

3420 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 3420 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 3.127248 km

The final result is:

3420 yd → 3.127248 km

We conclude that 3420 yards is equivalent to 3.127248 kilometers:

3420 yards = 3.127248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.31976997027418 × 3420 yards.

Another way is saying that 3420 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31976997027418 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

3420 yd ≅ 3.127 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point three two times three thousand four hundred twenty 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