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 5838 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5838 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

5838 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5838 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9853.4339457483 ft/s

The final result is:

5838 kt → 9853.4339457483 ft/s

We conclude that 5838 knots is equivalent to 9853.4339457483 feet per second:

5838 knots = 9853.4339457483 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 0.00010148746168147 × 5838 knots.

Another way is saying that 5838 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010148746168147 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-eight knots is approximately nine thousand eight hundred fifty-three point four three four feet per second:

5838 kt ≅ 9853.434 ft/s

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