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 3466 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3466 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

3466 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3466 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5849.9489647077 ft/s

The final result is:

3466 kt → 5849.9489647077 ft/s

We conclude that 3466 knots is equivalent to 5849.9489647077 feet per second:

3466 knots = 5849.9489647077 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 0.00017094166223209 × 3466 knots.

Another way is saying that 3466 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017094166223209 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 sixty-six knots is approximately five thousand eight hundred forty-nine point nine four nine feet per second:

3466 kt ≅ 5849.949 ft/s

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