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 479 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 479 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

479 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 479 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.4379976 km

The final result is:

479 yd → 0.4379976 km

We conclude that 479 yards is equivalent to 0.4379976 kilometers:

479 yards = 0.4379976 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.2831175330641 × 479 yards.

Another way is saying that 479 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.2831175330641 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

479 yd ≅ 0.438 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point two eight three times four hundred seventy-nine 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