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 5885 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5885 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

5885 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5885 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9932.761009032 ft/s

The final result is:

5885 kt → 9932.761009032 ft/s

We conclude that 5885 knots is equivalent to 9932.761009032 feet per second:

5885 knots = 9932.761009032 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 0.00010067694159667 × 5885 knots.

Another way is saying that 5885 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010067694159667 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 eighty-five knots is approximately nine thousand nine hundred thirty-two point seven six one feet per second:

5885 kt ≅ 9932.761 ft/s

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