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 4040 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 4040 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

4040 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 4040 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6818.7518226829 ft/s

The final result is:

4040 kt → 6818.7518226829 ft/s

We conclude that 4040 knots is equivalent to 6818.7518226829 feet per second:

4040 knots = 6818.7518226829 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 0.00014665440626149 × 4040 knots.

Another way is saying that 4040 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014665440626149 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand forty knots is approximately six thousand eight hundred eighteen point seven five two feet per second:

4040 kt ≅ 6818.752 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times four thousand forty 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