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 5801 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5801 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

5801 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5801 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3436.9985313205 kt

The final result is:

5801 ft/s → 3436.9985313205 kt

We conclude that 5801 feet per second is equivalent to 3436.9985313205 knots:

5801 feet per second = 3436.9985313205 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00029095153544212 × 5801 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5801 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029095153544212 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand eight hundred one feet per second is approximately three thousand four hundred thirty-six point nine nine nine knots:

5801 ft/s ≅ 3436.999 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand eight hundred one 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