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 4290 feet into yards we have to multiply 4290 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

4290 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4290 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1430 yd

The final result is:

4290 ft → 1430 yd

We conclude that 4290 feet is equivalent to 1430 yards:

4290 feet = 1430 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.0006993006993007 × 4290 feet.

Another way is saying that 4290 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006993006993007 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 ninety feet is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty yards:

4290 ft ≅ 1430 yd

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