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 5242 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 5242 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

5242 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5242 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 4.7932848 km

The final result is:

5242 yd → 4.7932848 km

We conclude that 5242 yards is equivalent to 4.7932848 kilometers:

5242 yards = 4.7932848 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.20862519998812 × 5242 yards.

Another way is saying that 5242 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20862519998812 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

5242 yd ≅ 4.793 km

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