Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 590 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 590 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

590 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 590 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 647.39519999948 km/h

The final result is:

590 ft/s → 647.39519999948 km/h

We conclude that 590 feet per second is equivalent to 647.39519999948 kilometers per hour:

590 feet per second = 647.39519999948 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0015446515513257 × 590 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 590 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015446515513257 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred ninety feet per second is approximately six hundred forty-seven point three nine five kilometers per hour:

590 ft/s ≅ 647.395 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times five hundred ninety feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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