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 5280 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5280 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

5280 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5280 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3128.314470845 kt

The final result is:

5280 ft/s → 3128.314470845 kt

We conclude that 5280 feet per second is equivalent to 3128.314470845 knots:

5280 feet per second = 3128.314470845 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00031966095778404 × 5280 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5280 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031966095778404 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand two hundred eighty feet per second is approximately three thousand one hundred twenty-eight point three one four knots:

5280 ft/s ≅ 3128.314 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred eighty 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