Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 5939 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 5939 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

5939 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 5939 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 4049.3181818182 mph

The final result is:

5939 ft/s → 4049.3181818182 mph

We conclude that 5939 feet per second is equivalent to 4049.3181818182 miles per hour:

5939 feet per second = 4049.3181818182 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.00024695515518886 × 5939 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5939 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00024695515518886 miles per hour.

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-nine feet per second is approximately four thousand forty-nine point three one eight miles per hour:

5939 ft/s ≅ 4049.318 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred thirty-nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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