Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 3406 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3406 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

3406 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 3406 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 2017.9998272156 kt

The final result is:

3406 ft/s → 2017.9998272156 kt

We conclude that 3406 feet per second is equivalent to 2017.9998272156 knots:

3406 feet per second = 2017.9998272156 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00049554018118019 × 3406 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3406 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049554018118019 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand four hundred six feet per second is approximately two thousand eighteen knots:

3406 ft/s ≅ 2018 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times three thousand four hundred six feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots