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 5588 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5588 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

5588 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5588 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9431.4814814733 ft/s

The final result is:

5588 kt → 9431.4814814733 ft/s

We conclude that 5588 knots is equivalent to 9431.4814814733 feet per second:

5588 knots = 9431.4814814733 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 0.00010602788140594 × 5588 knots.

Another way is saying that 5588 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010602788140594 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 eighty-eight knots is approximately nine thousand four hundred thirty-one point four eight one feet per second:

5588 kt ≅ 9431.481 ft/s

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