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 979 yards into kilometers we have to multiply 979 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

979 yd → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 979 yd × 0.0009144 km

L_(km) = 0.8951976 km

The final result is:

979 yd → 0.8951976 km

We conclude that 979 yards is equivalent to 0.8951976 kilometers:

979 yards = 0.8951976 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 1.1170718062694 × 979 yards.

Another way is saying that 979 yards is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1170718062694 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-nine yards is approximately zero point eight nine five kilometers:

979 yd ≅ 0.895 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately one point one one seven times nine hundred seventy-nine 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