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 3260 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3260 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

3260 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3260 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5502.2601341451 ft/s

The final result is:

3260 kt → 5502.2601341451 ft/s

We conclude that 3260 knots is equivalent to 5502.2601341451 feet per second:

3260 knots = 5502.2601341451 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 0.00018174349733019 × 3260 knots.

Another way is saying that 3260 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018174349733019 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 sixty knots is approximately five thousand five hundred two point two six feet per second:

3260 kt ≅ 5502.26 ft/s

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