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 5383 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5383 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

5383 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5383 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9085.4804607679 ft/s

The final result is:

5383 kt → 9085.4804607679 ft/s

We conclude that 5383 knots is equivalent to 9085.4804607679 feet per second:

5383 knots = 9085.4804607679 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 0.00011006572567275 × 5383 knots.

Another way is saying that 5383 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011006572567275 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 eighty-three knots is approximately nine thousand eighty-five point four eight feet per second:

5383 kt ≅ 9085.48 ft/s

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