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 3637 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3637 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

3637 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3637 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6138.5644502717 ft/s

The final result is:

3637 kt → 6138.5644502717 ft/s

We conclude that 3637 knots is equivalent to 6138.5644502717 feet per second:

3637 knots = 6138.5644502717 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 0.00016290453706253 × 3637 knots.

Another way is saying that 3637 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00016290453706253 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 six hundred thirty-seven knots is approximately six thousand one hundred thirty-eight point five six four feet per second:

3637 kt ≅ 6138.564 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times three thousand six hundred thirty-seven 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