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 5388 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5388 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

5388 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5388 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9093.9195100534 ft/s

The final result is:

5388 kt → 9093.9195100534 ft/s

We conclude that 5388 knots is equivalent to 9093.9195100534 feet per second:

5388 knots = 9093.9195100534 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 0.00010996358598671 × 5388 knots.

Another way is saying that 5388 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010996358598671 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-eight knots is approximately nine thousand ninety-three point nine two feet per second:

5388 kt ≅ 9093.92 ft/s

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