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 581.5 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 581.5 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

581.5 ft/s → V_(km/h)

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

V_(km/h) = 581.5 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 638.06831999949 km/h

The final result is:

581.5 ft/s → 638.06831999949 km/h

We conclude that 581.5 feet per second is equivalent to 638.06831999949 kilometers per hour:

581.5 feet per second = 638.06831999949 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 0.0015672302928326 × 581.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 581.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015672302928326 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-one point five feet per second is approximately six hundred thirty-eight point zero six eight kilometers per hour:

581.5 ft/s ≅ 638.068 km/h

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