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 3163 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3163 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

3163 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3163 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5338.5425780065 ft/s

The final result is:

3163 kt → 5338.5425780065 ft/s

We conclude that 3163 knots is equivalent to 5338.5425780065 feet per second:

3163 knots = 5338.5425780065 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 0.00018731704119393 × 3163 knots.

Another way is saying that 3163 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018731704119393 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 sixty-three knots is approximately five thousand three hundred thirty-eight point five four three feet per second:

3163 kt ≅ 5338.543 ft/s

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