Convert yards to kilometers

Enter the number of yards you want to convert to kilometers in the text box below. The conversion to length in kilometers will update as you type.

Answer: 0.0009
yards (yd)
{"answerString":"9.144E-4","answerSymbol":"kilometers"}
1 yards = 9.144×10-4 kilometers

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in kilometers rounded to six significant decimal places is 1 yd = 0.000914400 km. The precise fraction answer is 31/33902 km.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 1 yd = 0.0009 km
  • 1 yd = 0.00091 km
  • 1 yd = 0.000914 km
  • 1 yd = 0.0009144 km
  • 1 yd = 0.00091440 km
  • 1 yd = 0.000914400 km
  • 1 yd = 0.0009144000 km
  • 1 yd = 0.00091440000 km
  • 1 yd = 0.000914400000 km
  • 1 yd = 0.0009144000000 km

How many kilometers are in a yard?

There are 9.144×10-4 kilometers in one yard. A yard is 0.091% of a kilometer. A kilometer is 109,261.33% longer than one yard.

Yards to kilometers conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between yards and kilometers is 1,093.613. This represents the ratio of yards per one kilometer. To calculate the value in kilometers, we can either divide by the conversion factor or multiply by its inverse.

Division

To convert from yards to kilometers, divide yards by 1,093.613.
The formula is expressed as:
yd ÷ 1,093.613 = km

Multiplication

Alternatively we can multiply by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 1,093.613 is 1/1,093.613 or 0.001. To convert from yards to kilometers, multiply yards by 0.001.
The formula is expressed as:
yd × 0.001 = km

About this conversion

Converting yards to kilometers is a conversion between units from separate unit systems - yards are US Customary / UK Imperial defined units while kilometers are metric (SI) .

About Yards

Customary/Imperial Unit

The yard is a measure of length between two points within the US Customary and British Imperial measurement systems. The official length of a yard (international yard) is defined as 0.9144 meters. A yard is equal to three feet or thirty-six inches in the US and Great Britain. A half yard is eighteen inches while a quarter yard is nine inches. Yards are commonly used when measuring fabric and the yardstick is a common measuring implement in these nations. In the US, the yard is most frequently associated with American football as 100 yards are marked on the field and its measurement is integral to play.

About Kilometers

SI Unit

Within the SI (metric) system of measurement, the kilometer is officially defined as being equal to 1,000 meters. It is commonly used as measurement for geographic distances in similar circumstances where a mile would be used in the U.S. Internationally it is spelled 'kilometre' whereas the U.S. spells it 'kilometer'. The symbol for a kilometer is km however k is sometimes used.

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1 yards to other length units

Metric

  • 1 yd = 9.144×10-4 km
  • 1 yd = 0.914 m
  • 1 yd = 9.144 dm
  • 1 yd = 91.44 cm
  • 1 yd = 914.4 mm
  • 1 yd = 914,400 µ
  • 1 yd = 9.144×108 nm

Imperial/U.S.

  • 1 yd = 5.682×10-4 mi
  • 1 yd = 1 yd
  • 1 yd = 3 ft
  • 1 yd = 36 in

References and Citations

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) General Tables of Units of Measurement
  2. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)

Yards to kilometers conversion table

yd km
1 yd 9.144×10-4 km
2 yd 0.002 km
3 yd 0.003 km
4 yd 0.004 km
5 yd 0.005 km
6 yd 0.005 km
7 yd 0.006 km
8 yd 0.007 km
9 yd 0.008 km
10 yd 0.009 km
yd km
20 yd 0.018 km
30 yd 0.027 km
40 yd 0.037 km
50 yd 0.046 km
60 yd 0.055 km
70 yd 0.064 km
80 yd 0.073 km
90 yd 0.082 km
100 yd 0.091 km
1,000 yd 0.914 km

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