Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:

1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s

To convert 143 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 143 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s

143 mph → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 143 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 209.73333333333 ft/s

The final result is:

143 mph → 209.73333333333 ft/s

We conclude that 143 miles per hour is equivalent to 209.73333333333 feet per second:

143 miles per hour = 209.73333333333 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0047679593134139 × 143 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 143 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0047679593134139 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

143 mph ≅ 209.733 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times one hundred forty-three miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to feet per second chart

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