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 5280 feet into yards we have to multiply 5280 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

5280 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5280 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1760 yd

The final result is:

5280 ft → 1760 yd

We conclude that 5280 feet is equivalent to 1760 yards:

5280 feet = 1760 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00056818181818182 × 5280 feet.

Another way is saying that 5280 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056818181818182 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 eighty feet is approximately one thousand seven hundred sixty yards:

5280 ft ≅ 1760 yd

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