Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 580 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 580 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

580 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 580 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 636.42239999949 km/h

The final result is:

580 ft/s → 636.42239999949 km/h

We conclude that 580 feet per second is equivalent to 636.42239999949 kilometers per hour:

580 feet per second = 636.42239999949 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0015712834746244 × 580 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 580 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015712834746244 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighty feet per second is approximately six hundred thirty-six point four two two kilometers per hour:

580 ft/s ≅ 636.422 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times five hundred eighty feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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