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 3012 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3012 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

3012 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3012 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5083.6832895844 ft/s

The final result is:

3012 kt → 5083.6832895844 ft/s

We conclude that 3012 knots is equivalent to 5083.6832895844 feet per second:

3012 knots = 5083.6832895844 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 0.00019670776935472 × 3012 knots.

Another way is saying that 3012 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019670776935472 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand twelve knots is approximately five thousand eighty-three point six eight three feet per second:

3012 kt ≅ 5083.683 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times three thousand twelve 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