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 397 yards into feet we have to multiply 397 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

397 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 397 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 1191 ft

The final result is:

397 yd → 1191 ft

We conclude that 397 yards is equivalent to 1191 feet:

397 yards = 1191 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00083963056255248 × 397 yards.

Another way is saying that 397 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00083963056255248 feet.

Approximate result

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

397 yd ≅ 1191 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three hundred ninety-seven 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