Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 5559 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5559 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

5559 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 5559 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3293.6174514067 kt

The final result is:

5559 ft/s → 3293.6174514067 kt

We conclude that 5559 feet per second is equivalent to 3293.6174514067 knots:

5559 feet per second = 3293.6174514067 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00030361753140848 × 5559 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5559 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00030361753140848 knots.

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-nine feet per second is approximately three thousand two hundred ninety-three point six one seven knots:

5559 ft/s ≅ 3293.617 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand five hundred fifty-nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots