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 5038 feet into yards we have to multiply 5038 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

5038 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5038 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1679.3333333333 yd

The final result is:

5038 ft → 1679.3333333333 yd

We conclude that 5038 feet is equivalent to 1679.3333333333 yards:

5038 feet = 1679.3333333333 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00059547439460103 × 5038 feet.

Another way is saying that 5038 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059547439460103 yards.

Approximate result

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

5038 ft ≅ 1679.333 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand thirty-eight 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