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 8397 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 8397 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

8397 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8397 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 7.6782168 km

The final result is:

8397 yd → 7.6782168 km

We conclude that 8397 yards is equivalent to 7.6782168 kilometers:

8397 yards = 7.6782168 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.13023857310203 × 8397 yards.

Another way is saying that 8397 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.13023857310203 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8397 yd ≅ 7.678 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point one three times eight thousand three 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