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 3396 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3396 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

3396 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3396 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5731.8022747107 ft/s

The final result is:

3396 kt → 5731.8022747107 ft/s

We conclude that 3396 knots is equivalent to 5731.8022747107 feet per second:

3396 knots = 5731.8022747107 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 0.00017446519472804 × 3396 knots.

Another way is saying that 3396 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017446519472804 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 ninety-six knots is approximately five thousand seven hundred thirty-one point eight zero two feet per second:

3396 kt ≅ 5731.802 ft/s

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