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 3255 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3255 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

3255 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3255 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5493.8210848596 ft/s

The final result is:

3255 kt → 5493.8210848596 ft/s

We conclude that 3255 knots is equivalent to 5493.8210848596 feet per second:

3255 knots = 5493.8210848596 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 0.00018202267320934 × 3255 knots.

Another way is saying that 3255 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018202267320934 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 two hundred fifty-five knots is approximately five thousand four hundred ninety-three point eight two one feet per second:

3255 kt ≅ 5493.821 ft/s

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