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 3480 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3480 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

3480 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3480 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5873.5783027071 ft/s

The final result is:

3480 kt → 5873.5783027071 ft/s

We conclude that 3480 knots is equivalent to 5873.5783027071 feet per second:

3480 knots = 5873.5783027071 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 0.00017025396588977 × 3480 knots.

Another way is saying that 3480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017025396588977 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 eighty knots is approximately five thousand eight hundred seventy-three point five seven eight feet per second:

3480 kt ≅ 5873.578 ft/s

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