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 3339 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3339 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

3339 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3339 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5635.597112856 ft/s

The final result is:

3339 kt → 5635.597112856 ft/s

We conclude that 3339 knots is equivalent to 5635.597112856 feet per second:

3339 knots = 5635.597112856 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 0.00017744348646194 × 3339 knots.

Another way is saying that 3339 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017744348646194 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 three hundred thirty-nine knots is approximately five thousand six hundred thirty-five point five nine seven feet per second:

3339 kt ≅ 5635.597 ft/s

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