Convert one square kilometer to the area of an American football field

Explanation

To convert one square kilometer to the area of an American football field all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 186.8734 times the area of an American football field in 1 square kilometer.

Formula

1 km² ≈ 186.8734 affa

square kilometerskm²

dimension	area
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	km², sq km

The square kilometer (km², sq km) is a derived area unit in the International System of Units.

Definition of the square kilometer

One square kilometer is a superficial area equivalent to that of a square whose sides are one kilometer long.

Equivalences

One square kilometer is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The surface of the Earth is roughly 510000000 square kilometers.

American football fields (area)affa

dimension	area
symbol	affa

This unit represents the area of an American football field (affa) as defined by the official NFL rulebook.

The American football field is the playing field for American or gridiron football.

The field is a rectangle 160-feet-wide with a 300-feet-long field of play surrounded on both sides by a 30-feet-wide end zone.

Every year the best team of the NFC and AFC face each other in the Super Bowl, one of the world's most watched sporting events.

Definition

The American football field is 360 feet long (including both end zones) and 160 feet wide.

NFL Rulebook

Value

One American football field is 57600 square feet.

Value in terms of the SI

The area of an American football field is equivalent to 5351.215104 square meters.

Equivalences

One One American football field is equivalent to:

square millimeter	mm²	0.000001
square centimeter	cm²	0.0001
square meter	m²	1
square kilometer	km²	1000000