The kiloyard is a metric unit of length. One kiloyard equals 914.4 meters, so every conversion on this page starts from that single number. Metric units are built from the meter with a prefix, so moving between them only ever means shifting the decimal point.

Because the whole system works in powers of ten, you can convert kiloyards to any other metric unit without memorizing odd numbers. The table further down does the arithmetic for the values people look up most.

In writing, the kiloyard is usually shortened to "kyd". One kiloyard is 914.4 meters, and that ratio is what every figure on this page is built from.