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 493 yards into feet we have to multiply 493 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

493 yd → L_(ft)

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

L_(ft) = 493 yd × 3 ft

L_(ft) = 1479 ft

The final result is:

493 yd → 1479 ft

We conclude that 493 yards is equivalent to 1479 feet:

493 yards = 1479 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.00067613252197431 × 493 yards.

Another way is saying that 493 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067613252197431 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three yards is approximately one thousand four hundred seventy-nine feet:

493 yd ≅ 1479 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety-three 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