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 3697 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3697 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

3697 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3697 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6239.8330416977 ft/s

The final result is:

3697 kt → 6239.8330416977 ft/s

We conclude that 3697 knots is equivalent to 6239.8330416977 feet per second:

3697 knots = 6239.8330416977 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 0.0001602606982138 × 3697 knots.

Another way is saying that 3697 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001602606982138 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately six thousand two hundred thirty-nine point eight three three feet per second:

3697 kt ≅ 6239.833 ft/s

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