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 3100 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3100 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

3100 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3100 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5232.2105570092 ft/s

The final result is:

3100 kt → 5232.2105570092 ft/s

We conclude that 3100 knots is equivalent to 5232.2105570092 feet per second:

3100 knots = 5232.2105570092 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 0.00019112380686981 × 3100 knots.

Another way is saying that 3100 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019112380686981 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 one hundred knots is approximately five thousand two hundred thirty-two point two one one feet per second:

3100 kt ≅ 5232.211 ft/s

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