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 6997 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 6997 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

6997 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 6997 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 6.3980568 km

The final result is:

6997 yd → 6.3980568 km

We conclude that 6997 yards is equivalent to 6.3980568 kilometers:

6997 yards = 6.3980568 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.15629745581502 × 6997 yards.

Another way is saying that 6997 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15629745581502 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-seven yards is approximately six point three nine eight kilometers:

6997 yd ≅ 6.398 km

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