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 5979 feet into yards we have to multiply 5979 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

5979 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5979 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1993 yd

The final result is:

5979 ft → 1993 yd

We conclude that 5979 feet is equivalent to 1993 yards:

5979 feet = 1993 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00050175614651279 × 5979 feet.

Another way is saying that 5979 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050175614651279 yards.

Approximate result

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

5979 ft ≅ 1993 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand nine 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