Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 427.1 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 427.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

427.1 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 427.1 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 468.64828799963 km/h

The final result is:

427.1 ft/s → 468.64828799963 km/h

We conclude that 427.1 feet per second is equivalent to 468.64828799963 kilometers per hour:

427.1 feet per second = 468.64828799963 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0021337963364134 × 427.1 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 427.1 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021337963364134 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

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

427.1 ft/s ≅ 468.648 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred twenty-seven point one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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