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 5855 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5855 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

5855 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5855 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9882.126713319 ft/s

The final result is:

5855 kt → 9882.126713319 ft/s

We conclude that 5855 knots is equivalent to 9882.126713319 feet per second:

5855 knots = 9882.126713319 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 0.00010119279270647 × 5855 knots.

Another way is saying that 5855 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010119279270647 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 fifty-five knots is approximately nine thousand eight hundred eighty-two point one two seven feet per second:

5855 kt ≅ 9882.127 ft/s

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