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 5731 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5731 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

5731 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5731 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9672.8382910386 ft/s

The final result is:

5731 kt → 9672.8382910386 ft/s

We conclude that 5731 knots is equivalent to 9672.8382910386 feet per second:

5731 knots = 9672.8382910386 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 0.00010338227208103 × 5731 knots.

Another way is saying that 5731 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010338227208103 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 seven hundred thirty-one knots is approximately nine thousand six hundred seventy-two point eight three eight feet per second:

5731 kt ≅ 9672.838 ft/s

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