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 5026 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5026 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

5026 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5026 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8482.9323417833 ft/s

The final result is:

5026 kt → 8482.9323417833 ft/s

We conclude that 5026 knots is equivalent to 8482.9323417833 feet per second:

5026 knots = 8482.9323417833 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 0.00011788376468293 × 5026 knots.

Another way is saying that 5026 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011788376468293 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 twenty-six knots is approximately eight thousand four hundred eighty-two point nine three two feet per second:

5026 kt ≅ 8482.932 ft/s

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