Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
3 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 5.0634295712992 ft/s
The final result is:
3 kt → 5.0634295712992 ft/s
We conclude that 3 knots is equivalent to 5.0634295712992 feet per second:
3 knots = 5.0634295712992 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 0.19749460043214 × 3 knots.
Another way is saying that 3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19749460043214 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three knots is approximately five point zero six three feet per second:
3 kt ≅ 5.063 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point one nine seven times three knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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4 knots | 6.751 feet per second |
5 knots | 8.439 feet per second |
6 knots | 10.127 feet per second |
7 knots | 11.815 feet per second |
8 knots | 13.502 feet per second |
9 knots | 15.19 feet per second |
10 knots | 16.878 feet per second |
11 knots | 18.566 feet per second |
12 knots | 20.254 feet per second |
13 knots | 21.942 feet per second |