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 5845 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5845 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

5845 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5845 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9865.248614748 ft/s

The final result is:

5845 kt → 9865.248614748 ft/s

We conclude that 5845 knots is equivalent to 9865.248614748 feet per second:

5845 knots = 9865.248614748 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 0.00010136591981119 × 5845 knots.

Another way is saying that 5845 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010136591981119 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 forty-five knots is approximately nine thousand eight hundred sixty-five point two four nine feet per second:

5845 kt ≅ 9865.249 ft/s

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