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 4979 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 4979 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

4979 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 4979 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 4.5527976 km

The final result is:

4979 yd → 4.5527976 km

We conclude that 4979 yards is equivalent to 4.5527976 kilometers:

4979 yards = 4.5527976 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.21964516937893 × 4979 yards.

Another way is saying that 4979 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21964516937893 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

4979 yd ≅ 4.553 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point two two times four thousand nine 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