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 1659 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 1659 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

1659 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 1659 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 1131.1363636364 mph

The final result is:

1659 ft/s → 1131.1363636364 mph

We conclude that 1659 feet per second is equivalent to 1131.1363636364 miles per hour:

1659 feet per second = 1131.1363636364 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 0.00088406670685152 × 1659 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1659 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00088406670685152 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 six hundred fifty-nine feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred thirty-one point one three six miles per hour:

1659 ft/s ≅ 1131.136 mph

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