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 3138 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3138 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

3138 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3138 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5296.347331579 ft/s

The final result is:

3138 kt → 5296.347331579 ft/s

We conclude that 3138 knots is equivalent to 5296.347331579 feet per second:

3138 knots = 5296.347331579 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 0.00018880936943799 × 3138 knots.

Another way is saying that 3138 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018880936943799 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 thirty-eight knots is approximately five thousand two hundred ninety-six point three four seven feet per second:

3138 kt ≅ 5296.347 ft/s

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