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 5696 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5696 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

5696 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5696 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9613.7649460401 ft/s

The final result is:

5696 kt → 9613.7649460401 ft/s

We conclude that 5696 knots is equivalent to 9613.7649460401 feet per second:

5696 knots = 9613.7649460401 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 0.00010401752129502 × 5696 knots.

Another way is saying that 5696 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010401752129502 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 ninety-six knots is approximately nine thousand six hundred thirteen point seven six five feet per second:

5696 kt ≅ 9613.765 ft/s

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