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 5180 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5180 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

5180 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5180 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8742.8550597766 ft/s

The final result is:

5180 kt → 8742.8550597766 ft/s

We conclude that 5180 knots is equivalent to 8742.8550597766 feet per second:

5180 knots = 8742.8550597766 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 0.00011437911221938 × 5180 knots.

Another way is saying that 5180 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011437911221938 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 eighty knots is approximately eight thousand seven hundred forty-two point eight five five feet per second:

5180 kt ≅ 8742.855 ft/s

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