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 520 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 520 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

520 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 520 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.475488 km

The final result is:

520 yd → 0.475488 km

We conclude that 520 yards is equivalent to 0.475488 kilometers:

520 yards = 0.475488 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 2.1031024968033 × 520 yards.

Another way is saying that 520 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 2.1031024968033 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred twenty yards is approximately zero point four seven five kilometers:

520 yd ≅ 0.475 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately two point one zero three times five hundred twenty 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