Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 1421 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 1421 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

1421 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 1421 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 968.86363636364 mph

The final result is:

1421 ft/s → 968.86363636364 mph

We conclude that 1421 feet per second is equivalent to 968.86363636364 miles per hour:

1421 feet per second = 968.86363636364 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0010321369927281 × 1421 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1421 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010321369927281 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred twenty-one feet per second is approximately nine hundred sixty-eight point eight six four miles per hour:

1421 ft/s ≅ 968.864 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred twenty-one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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