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 3111 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3111 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

3111 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3111 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1843.2171058331 kt

The final result is:

3111 ft/s → 1843.2171058331 kt

We conclude that 3111 feet per second is equivalent to 1843.2171058331 knots:

3111 feet per second = 1843.2171058331 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00054252968727089 × 3111 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3111 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054252968727089 knots.

Approximate result

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

3111 ft/s ≅ 1843.217 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand one hundred eleven 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