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 5489 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5489 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

5489 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5489 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9264.3883056205 ft/s

The final result is:

5489 kt → 9264.3883056205 ft/s

We conclude that 5489 knots is equivalent to 9264.3883056205 feet per second:

5489 knots = 9264.3883056205 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 0.00010794020792429 × 5489 knots.

Another way is saying that 5489 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010794020792429 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-nine knots is approximately nine thousand two hundred sixty-four point three eight eight feet per second:

5489 kt ≅ 9264.388 ft/s

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