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 5245 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5245 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

5245 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5245 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8852.5627004881 ft/s

The final result is:

5245 kt → 8852.5627004881 ft/s

We conclude that 5245 knots is equivalent to 8852.5627004881 feet per second:

5245 knots = 8852.5627004881 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 0.00011296163990399 × 5245 knots.

Another way is saying that 5245 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011296163990399 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 two hundred forty-five knots is approximately eight thousand eight hundred fifty-two point five six three feet per second:

5245 kt ≅ 8852.563 ft/s

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