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 4280 feet into yards we have to multiply 4280 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

4280 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4280 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1426.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

4280 ft → 1426.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 4280 feet is equivalent to 1426.6666666667 yards:

4280 feet = 1426.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00070093457943925 × 4280 feet.

Another way is saying that 4280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00070093457943925 yards.

Approximate result

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

4280 ft ≅ 1426.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand two hundred eighty 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