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 5737 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5737 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

5737 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5737 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9682.9651501812 ft/s

The final result is:

5737 kt → 9682.9651501812 ft/s

We conclude that 5737 knots is equivalent to 9682.9651501812 feet per second:

5737 knots = 9682.9651501812 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 0.00010327415047872 × 5737 knots.

Another way is saying that 5737 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010327415047872 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-seven knots is approximately nine thousand six hundred eighty-two point nine six five feet per second:

5737 kt ≅ 9682.965 ft/s

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