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 5390 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5390 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

5390 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5390 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3193.4876889876 kt

The final result is:

5390 ft/s → 3193.4876889876 kt

We conclude that 5390 feet per second is equivalent to 3193.4876889876 knots:

5390 feet per second = 3193.4876889876 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00031313726476804 × 5390 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5390 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031313726476804 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 ninety feet per second is approximately three thousand one hundred ninety-three point four eight eight knots:

5390 ft/s ≅ 3193.488 kt

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