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 5343 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5343 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

5343 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5343 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9017.9680664839 ft/s

The final result is:

5343 kt → 9017.9680664839 ft/s

We conclude that 5343 knots is equivalent to 9017.9680664839 feet per second:

5343 knots = 9017.9680664839 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 0.0001108897251163 × 5343 knots.

Another way is saying that 5343 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001108897251163 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 forty-three knots is approximately nine thousand seventeen point nine six eight feet per second:

5343 kt ≅ 9017.968 ft/s

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