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 5500 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5500 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9282.9542140486 ft/s

The final result is:

5500 kt → 9282.9542140486 ft/s

We conclude that 5500 knots is equivalent to 9282.9542140486 feet per second:

5500 knots = 9282.9542140486 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 0.00010772432750844 × 5500 knots.

Another way is saying that 5500 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010772432750844 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 five hundred knots is approximately nine thousand two hundred eighty-two point nine five four feet per second:

5500 kt ≅ 9282.954 ft/s

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