Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to feet per second is 0.91134441528215, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.91134441528215 feet per second:

1 km/h = 0.91134441528215 ft/s

To convert 397.9 kilometers per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 397.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.91134441528215 ft/s

397.9 km/h → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 397.9 km/h × 0.91134441528215 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 362.62394284077 ft/s

The final result is:

397.9 km/h → 362.62394284077 ft/s

We conclude that 397.9 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 362.62394284077 feet per second:

397.9 kilometers per hour = 362.62394284077 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 0.0027576778084924 × 397.9 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 397.9 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0027576778084924 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-seven point nine kilometers per hour is approximately three hundred sixty-two point six two four feet per second:

397.9 km/h ≅ 362.624 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times three hundred ninety-seven point nine kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to feet per second