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 5070 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5070 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

5070 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5070 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3003.8928725728 kt

The final result is:

5070 ft/s → 3003.8928725728 kt

We conclude that 5070 feet per second is equivalent to 3003.8928725728 knots:

5070 feet per second = 3003.8928725728 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00033290135248516 × 5070 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5070 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033290135248516 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand seventy feet per second is approximately three thousand three point eight nine three knots:

5070 ft/s ≅ 3003.893 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand seventy 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