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 3838 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3838 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

3838 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3838 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6477.8142315488 ft/s

The final result is:

3838 kt → 6477.8142315488 ft/s

We conclude that 3838 knots is equivalent to 6477.8142315488 feet per second:

3838 knots = 6477.8142315488 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 0.00015437305922262 × 3838 knots.

Another way is saying that 3838 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015437305922262 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 eight hundred thirty-eight knots is approximately six thousand four hundred seventy-seven point eight one four feet per second:

3838 kt ≅ 6477.814 ft/s

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