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 5385 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5385 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

5385 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5385 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3190.5252699812 kt

The final result is:

5385 ft/s → 3190.5252699812 kt

We conclude that 5385 feet per second is equivalent to 3190.5252699812 knots:

5385 feet per second = 3190.5252699812 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0003134280143175 × 5385 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5385 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003134280143175 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 eighty-five feet per second is approximately three thousand one hundred ninety point five two five knots:

5385 ft/s ≅ 3190.525 kt

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