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 3048 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3048 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

3048 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3048 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5144.44444444 ft/s

The final result is:

3048 kt → 5144.44444444 ft/s

We conclude that 3048 knots is equivalent to 5144.44444444 feet per second:

3048 knots = 5144.44444444 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 0.00019438444924423 × 3048 knots.

Another way is saying that 3048 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019438444924423 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 forty-eight knots is approximately five thousand one hundred forty-four point four four four feet per second:

3048 kt ≅ 5144.444 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times three thousand forty-eight 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