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 5991 feet into yards we have to multiply 5991 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

5991 ft → L_(yd)

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

L_(yd) = 5991 ft × 0.33333333333333 yd

L_(yd) = 1997 yd

The final result is:

5991 ft → 1997 yd

We conclude that 5991 feet is equivalent to 1997 yards:

5991 feet = 1997 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00050075112669003 × 5991 feet.

Another way is saying that 5991 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050075112669003 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 ninety-one feet is approximately one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven yards:

5991 ft ≅ 1997 yd

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