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 5133 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5133 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

5133 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5133 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8663.527996493 ft/s

The final result is:

5133 kt → 8663.527996493 ft/s

We conclude that 5133 knots is equivalent to 8663.527996493 feet per second:

5133 knots = 8663.527996493 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 0.00011542641755239 × 5133 knots.

Another way is saying that 5133 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011542641755239 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 one hundred thirty-three knots is approximately eight thousand six hundred sixty-three point five two eight feet per second:

5133 kt ≅ 8663.528 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand one hundred thirty-three 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