Conversion formula

The conversion factor from yards to kilometers is 0.0009144, which means that 1 yard is equal to 0.0009144 kilometers:

1 yd = 0.0009144 km

To convert 470 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 470 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from yards to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 yd → 0.0009144 km

470 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 470 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.429768 km

The final result is:

470 yd → 0.429768 km

We conclude that 470 yards is equivalent to 0.429768 kilometers:

470 yards = 0.429768 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.3268368049738 × 470 yards.

Another way is saying that 470 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.3268368049738 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy yards is approximately zero point four three kilometers:

470 yd ≅ 0.43 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point three two seven times four hundred seventy yards.

Conversion table

yards to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from yards to kilometers