Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 5738 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5738 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

5738 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 5738 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3399.6720518388 kt

The final result is:

5738 ft/s → 3399.6720518388 kt

We conclude that 5738 feet per second is equivalent to 3399.6720518388 knots:

5738 feet per second = 3399.6720518388 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00029414601901355 × 5738 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5738 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029414601901355 knots.

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-eight feet per second is approximately three thousand three hundred ninety-nine point six seven two knots:

5738 ft/s ≅ 3399.672 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand seven hundred thirty-eight feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots