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 5552 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5552 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

5552 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5552 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9370.7203266177 ft/s

The final result is:

5552 kt → 9370.7203266177 ft/s

We conclude that 5552 knots is equivalent to 9370.7203266177 feet per second:

5552 knots = 9370.7203266177 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 0.00010671538207788 × 5552 knots.

Another way is saying that 5552 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010671538207788 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 fifty-two knots is approximately nine thousand three hundred seventy point seven two feet per second:

5552 kt ≅ 9370.72 ft/s

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