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 4989 feet into yards we have to multiply 4989 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

4989 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 4989 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1663 yd

The final result is:

4989 ft → 1663 yd

We conclude that 4989 feet is equivalent to 1663 yards:

4989 feet = 1663 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00060132291040289 × 4989 feet.

Another way is saying that 4989 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060132291040289 yards.

Approximate result

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

4989 ft ≅ 1663 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand nine hundred eighty-nine 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