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 5280 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 5280 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

5280 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 5280 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 4.828032 km

The final result is:

5280 yd → 4.828032 km

We conclude that 5280 yards is equivalent to 4.828032 kilometers:

5280 yards = 4.828032 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.20712373074578 × 5280 yards.

Another way is saying that 5280 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.20712373074578 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 eighty yards is approximately four point eight two eight kilometers:

5280 yd ≅ 4.828 km

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