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 5930 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5930 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

5930 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5930 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 10008.712452601 ft/s

The final result is:

5930 kt → 10008.712452601 ft/s

We conclude that 5930 knots is equivalent to 10008.712452601 feet per second:

5930 knots = 10008.712452601 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 9.991295131474E-5 × 5930 knots.

Another way is saying that 5930 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 9.991295131474E-5 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 nine hundred thirty knots is approximately ten thousand eight point seven one two feet per second:

5930 kt ≅ 10008.712 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred thirty 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