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 5279 feet into yards we have to multiply 5279 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

5279 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5279 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1759.6666666667 yd

The final result is:

5279 ft → 1759.6666666667 yd

We conclude that 5279 feet is equivalent to 1759.6666666667 yards:

5279 feet = 1759.6666666667 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00056828944875923 × 5279 feet.

Another way is saying that 5279 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056828944875923 yards.

Approximate result

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

5279 ft ≅ 1759.667 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand two hundred seventy-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