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 5835 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5835 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

5835 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5835 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9848.370516177 ft/s

The final result is:

5835 kt → 9848.370516177 ft/s

We conclude that 5835 knots is equivalent to 9848.370516177 feet per second:

5835 knots = 9848.370516177 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 0.00010153964032501 × 5835 knots.

Another way is saying that 5835 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010153964032501 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 eight hundred thirty-five knots is approximately nine thousand eight hundred forty-eight point three seven one feet per second:

5835 kt ≅ 9848.371 ft/s

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