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 3997 feet into yards we have to multiply 3997 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

3997 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 3997 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1332.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

3997 ft → 1332.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 3997 feet is equivalent to 1332.3333333333 yards:

3997 feet = 1332.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00075056292219164 × 3997 feet.

Another way is saying that 3997 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00075056292219164 yards.

Approximate result

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

3997 ft ≅ 1332.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times three 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