38 knots in feet per second

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 38 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 38 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

38 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 38 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 64.13677456979 ft/s

The final result is:

38 kt → 64.13677456979 ft/s

We conclude that 38 knots is equivalent to 64.13677456979 feet per second:

38 knots = 64.13677456979 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 0.015591678981484 × 38 knots.

Another way is saying that 38 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.015591678981484 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight knots is approximately sixty-four point one three seven feet per second:

38 kt ≅ 64.137 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one six times thirty-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