Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 1047 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 1047 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

1047 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 1047 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 1148.8521599991 km/h

The final result is:

1047 ft/s → 1148.8521599991 km/h

We conclude that 1047 feet per second is equivalent to 1148.8521599991 kilometers per hour:

1047 feet per second = 1148.8521599991 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.00087043401650635 × 1047 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1047 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00087043401650635 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-seven feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred forty-eight point eight five two kilometers per hour:

1047 ft/s ≅ 1148.852 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-seven feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to kilometers per hour