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 5339 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5339 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

5339 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5339 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9011.2168270555 ft/s

The final result is:

5339 kt → 9011.2168270555 ft/s

We conclude that 5339 knots is equivalent to 9011.2168270555 feet per second:

5339 knots = 9011.2168270555 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 0.00011097280413868 × 5339 knots.

Another way is saying that 5339 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011097280413868 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 three hundred thirty-nine knots is approximately nine thousand eleven point two one seven feet per second:

5339 kt ≅ 9011.217 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand three hundred thirty-nine 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