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 6996 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 6996 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

6996 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6996 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 6.3971424 km

The final result is:

6996 yd → 6.3971424 km

We conclude that 6996 yards is equivalent to 6.3971424 kilometers:

6996 yards = 6.3971424 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.15631979678927 × 6996 yards.

Another way is saying that 6996 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15631979678927 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand nine hundred ninety-six yards is approximately six point three nine seven kilometers:

6996 yd ≅ 6.397 km

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