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 3456 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3456 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

3456 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3456 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5833.0708661367 ft/s

The final result is:

3456 kt → 5833.0708661367 ft/s

We conclude that 3456 knots is equivalent to 5833.0708661367 feet per second:

3456 knots = 5833.0708661367 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 0.00017143628509734 × 3456 knots.

Another way is saying that 3456 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017143628509734 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 four hundred fifty-six knots is approximately five thousand eight hundred thirty-three point zero seven one feet per second:

3456 kt ≅ 5833.071 ft/s

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