Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:
1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph
To convert 5280 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 5280 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph
5280 ft/s → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 5280 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph
V(mph) = 3600 mph
The final result is:
5280 ft/s → 3600 mph
We conclude that 5280 feet per second is equivalent to 3600 miles per hour:
5280 feet per second = 3600 miles per hour
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.00027777777777778 × 5280 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5280 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00027777777777778 miles per hour.
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 six hundred miles per hour:
5280 ft/s ≅ 3600 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred eighty feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to miles per hour chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to miles per hour
feet per second (ft/s) | miles per hour (mph) |
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5281 feet per second | 3600.682 miles per hour |
5282 feet per second | 3601.364 miles per hour |
5283 feet per second | 3602.045 miles per hour |
5284 feet per second | 3602.727 miles per hour |
5285 feet per second | 3603.409 miles per hour |
5286 feet per second | 3604.091 miles per hour |
5287 feet per second | 3604.773 miles per hour |
5288 feet per second | 3605.455 miles per hour |
5289 feet per second | 3606.136 miles per hour |
5290 feet per second | 3606.818 miles per hour |