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 5511 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5511 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

5511 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5511 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9301.5201224767 ft/s

The final result is:

5511 kt → 9301.5201224767 ft/s

We conclude that 5511 knots is equivalent to 9301.5201224767 feet per second:

5511 knots = 9301.5201224767 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 0.00010750930889066 × 5511 knots.

Another way is saying that 5511 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010750930889066 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 eleven knots is approximately nine thousand three hundred one point five two feet per second:

5511 kt ≅ 9301.52 ft/s

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