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 5482 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5482 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

5482 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5482 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9252.5736366208 ft/s

The final result is:

5482 kt → 9252.5736366208 ft/s

We conclude that 5482 knots is equivalent to 9252.5736366208 feet per second:

5482 knots = 9252.5736366208 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 0.00010807803744918 × 5482 knots.

Another way is saying that 5482 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010807803744918 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 eighty-two knots is approximately nine thousand two hundred fifty-two point five seven four feet per second:

5482 kt ≅ 9252.574 ft/s

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