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 5479 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5479 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

5479 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5479 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9247.5102070495 ft/s

The final result is:

5479 kt → 9247.5102070495 ft/s

We conclude that 5479 knots is equivalent to 9247.5102070495 feet per second:

5479 knots = 9247.5102070495 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 0.00010813721505684 × 5479 knots.

Another way is saying that 5479 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010813721505684 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 four hundred seventy-nine knots is approximately nine thousand two hundred forty-seven point five one feet per second:

5479 kt ≅ 9247.51 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand four hundred seventy-nine 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