Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 5891 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5891 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

5891 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 5891 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3490.3220734371 kt

The final result is:

5891 ft/s → 3490.3220734371 kt

We conclude that 5891 feet per second is equivalent to 3490.3220734371 knots:

5891 feet per second = 3490.3220734371 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00028650651113559 × 5891 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5891 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028650651113559 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand eight hundred ninety-one feet per second is approximately three thousand four hundred ninety point three two two knots:

5891 ft/s ≅ 3490.322 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand eight hundred ninety-one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots