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 5697 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5697 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

5697 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5697 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9615.4527558972 ft/s

The final result is:

5697 kt → 9615.4527558972 ft/s

We conclude that 5697 knots is equivalent to 9615.4527558972 feet per second:

5697 knots = 9615.4527558972 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 0.00010399926299744 × 5697 knots.

Another way is saying that 5697 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010399926299744 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-seven knots is approximately nine thousand six hundred fifteen point four five three feet per second:

5697 kt ≅ 9615.453 ft/s

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