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 5642 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5642 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

5642 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5642 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9522.6232137567 ft/s

The final result is:

5642 kt → 9522.6232137567 ft/s

We conclude that 5642 knots is equivalent to 9522.6232137567 feet per second:

5642 knots = 9522.6232137567 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 0.0001050130806977 × 5642 knots.

Another way is saying that 5642 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001050130806977 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 six hundred forty-two knots is approximately nine thousand five hundred twenty-two point six two three feet per second:

5642 kt ≅ 9522.623 ft/s

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