Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:

1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s

To convert 5280 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 5280 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s

5280 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5280 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 7744 ft/s

The final result is:

5280 mph → 7744 ft/s

We conclude that 5280 miles per hour is equivalent to 7744 feet per second:

5280 miles per hour = 7744 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 0.00012913223140496 × 5280 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 5280 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012913223140496 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 eighty miles per hour is approximately seven thousand seven hundred forty-four feet per second:

5280 mph ≅ 7744 ft/s

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

Conversion table

miles per hour to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second