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 5353 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5353 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

5353 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5353 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3171.5657883397 kt

The final result is:

5353 ft/s → 3171.5657883397 kt

We conclude that 5353 feet per second is equivalent to 3171.5657883397 knots:

5353 feet per second = 3171.5657883397 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00031530167328596 × 5353 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5353 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031530167328596 knots.

Approximate result

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

5353 ft/s ≅ 3171.566 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand three hundred fifty-three 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