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 3427 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3427 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

3427 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3427 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 2030.4419870428 kt

The final result is:

3427 ft/s → 2030.4419870428 kt

We conclude that 3427 feet per second is equivalent to 2030.4419870428 knots:

3427 feet per second = 2030.4419870428 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00049250360580675 × 3427 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3427 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049250360580675 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 twenty-seven feet per second is approximately two thousand thirty point four four two knots:

3427 ft/s ≅ 2030.442 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times three thousand four hundred twenty-seven 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