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 3888 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3888 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

3888 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3888 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6562.2047244038 ft/s

The final result is:

3888 kt → 6562.2047244038 ft/s

We conclude that 3888 knots is equivalent to 6562.2047244038 feet per second:

3888 knots = 6562.2047244038 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 0.00015238780897541 × 3888 knots.

Another way is saying that 3888 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015238780897541 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 eighty-eight knots is approximately six thousand five hundred sixty-two point two zero five feet per second:

3888 kt ≅ 6562.205 ft/s

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