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 5048 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 5048 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

5048 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5048 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 4.6158912 km

The final result is:

5048 yd → 4.6158912 km

We conclude that 5048 yards is equivalent to 4.6158912 kilometers:

5048 yards = 4.6158912 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.21664288794329 × 5048 yards.

Another way is saying that 5048 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21664288794329 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-eight yards is approximately four point six one six kilometers:

5048 yd ≅ 4.616 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point two one seven times five thousand forty-eight 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