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Is 2,850 kilometers as long as a Football field?

It's about 25,000 times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 0.1097280 kilometers.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 0.1097280 kilometers from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 0.009144 kilometers farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
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