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 3788 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3788 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

3788 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3788 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6393.4237386938 ft/s

The final result is:

3788 kt → 6393.4237386938 ft/s

We conclude that 3788 knots is equivalent to 6393.4237386938 feet per second:

3788 knots = 6393.4237386938 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 0.00015641071839926 × 3788 knots.

Another way is saying that 3788 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015641071839926 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 seven hundred eighty-eight knots is approximately six thousand three hundred ninety-three point four two four feet per second:

3788 kt ≅ 6393.424 ft/s

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