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 3170 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3170 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

3170 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3170 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5350.3572470062 ft/s

The final result is:

3170 kt → 5350.3572470062 ft/s

We conclude that 3170 knots is equivalent to 5350.3572470062 feet per second:

3170 knots = 5350.3572470062 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 0.00018690340734902 × 3170 knots.

Another way is saying that 3170 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018690340734902 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 seventy knots is approximately five thousand three hundred fifty point three five seven feet per second:

3170 kt ≅ 5350.357 ft/s

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