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 5518 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5518 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

5518 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5518 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9313.3347914764 ft/s

The final result is:

5518 kt → 9313.3347914764 ft/s

We conclude that 5518 knots is equivalent to 9313.3347914764 feet per second:

5518 knots = 9313.3347914764 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 0.00010737292520776 × 5518 knots.

Another way is saying that 5518 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010737292520776 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 eighteen knots is approximately nine thousand three hundred thirteen point three three five feet per second:

5518 kt ≅ 9313.335 ft/s

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