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 8420 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 8420 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

8420 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 8420 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 7.699248 km

The final result is:

8420 yd → 7.699248 km

We conclude that 8420 yards is equivalent to 7.699248 kilometers:

8420 yards = 7.699248 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.12988281452942 × 8420 yards.

Another way is saying that 8420 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12988281452942 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8420 yd ≅ 7.699 km

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