Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 3085 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3085 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

3085 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 3085 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1827.8125269994 kt

The final result is:

3085 ft/s → 1827.8125269994 kt

We conclude that 3085 feet per second is equivalent to 1827.8125269994 knots:

3085 feet per second = 1827.8125269994 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00054710206064821 × 3085 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3085 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054710206064821 knots.

Approximate result

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

3085 ft/s ≅ 1827.813 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand eighty-five feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots