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 157.9 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 157.9 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

157.9 ft/s → V_(km/h)

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

V_(km/h) = 157.9 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 173.26051199986 km/h

The final result is:

157.9 ft/s → 173.26051199986 km/h

We conclude that 157.9 feet per second is equivalent to 173.26051199986 kilometers per hour:

157.9 feet per second = 173.26051199986 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 0.0057716555749345 × 157.9 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 157.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057716555749345 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

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

157.9 ft/s ≅ 173.261 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero six times one hundred fifty-seven point nine 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