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 5006 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5006 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

5006 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5006 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8449.1761446413 ft/s

The final result is:

5006 kt → 8449.1761446413 ft/s

We conclude that 5006 knots is equivalent to 8449.1761446413 feet per second:

5006 knots = 8449.1761446413 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 0.00011835473457779 × 5006 knots.

Another way is saying that 5006 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011835473457779 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

5006 kt ≅ 8449.176 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand six 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