Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 4238 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 4238 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

4238 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 4238 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 2510.9463498942 kt

The final result is:

4238 ft/s → 2510.9463498942 kt

We conclude that 4238 feet per second is equivalent to 2510.9463498942 knots:

4238 feet per second = 2510.9463498942 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00039825621923071 × 4238 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 4238 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039825621923071 knots.

Approximate result

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

4238 ft/s ≅ 2510.946 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred thirty-eight feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

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