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 4280 yards into feet we have to multiply 4280 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

4280 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 4280 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 12840 ft

The final result is:

4280 yd → 12840 ft

We conclude that 4280 yards is equivalent to 12840 feet:

4280 yards = 12840 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 7.7881619937695E-5 × 4280 yards.

Another way is saying that 4280 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 7.7881619937695E-5 feet.

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 yards is approximately twelve thousand eight hundred forty feet:

4280 yd ≅ 12840 ft

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